Super Bowl Sunday is a holy day of sorts for the tens of millions of Americans who will watch the big game – at least as many as will attend actual religious services that day. ReligionLink has resources for reporters covering the links between worship on Sunday morning and the spectacle on Sunday evening.
Sports, at the professional and amateur levels, are enormously popular, and yet athletics are also linked to scandal and controversy in today’s headlines. In the case of allegations of child abuse, the crisis in sports recalls the problem in organized religions, and also highlights the nexus between religion and sports.
After organized worship, athletic competition is perhaps the oldest communal impulse known to mankind, and today sports and religion mirror each other as never before, experts say. But that correlation has negative as well as positive aspects. This edition of ReligionLink provides a guide to these issues.
The 2010 World Cup will conclude on July 11, but not before observers offer up numerous analogies between soccer and religion. ReligionLink has a running tally of stories and resources for reporters looking for an angle on the tournament in South Africa.
After organized worship, athletic competition is perhaps the oldest communal impulse known to mankind, and today sports and religion mirror each other as never before, experts say. Nowhere will that be more evident than on Super Bowl Sunday on Feb. 7 and during the Winter Olympics that run from Feb. 12-28.
The Christian diet craze of the late 1980s marked a trend toward the belief that “fit for the kingdom” included body as well as soul. Now the movement has expanded, as other religions have embraced faith-based fitness programs. Yet the issue raises questions about what messages faith-based diets, exercise programs and fitness centers send.
The world’s eyes will turn to China when it hosts the XXIX Olympic Games Aug. 8-24 in Beijing. For many, eyes are already on the ascendant Asian economic powerhouse. Tensions and issues involving China are making headlines daily. Riots in the Buddhist region of Tibet, dissenters on trial in China, allegations of terrorism by China’s [...]
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