Comments on: Jesus is a Warrior, But Not a Cagefighter http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2010/02/08/jesus-is-a-warrior-but-not-a-cagefighter/ A First Things Blog Sat, 25 May 2013 21:29:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Aaron Miller http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2010/02/08/jesus-is-a-warrior-but-not-a-cagefighter/comment-page-1/#comment-8522 Aaron Miller Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:57:16 +0000 http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/?p=12470#comment-8522 Violent sports train men for war, but also for a Christian life. They can keep us strong and agile, as well as develop habits of strategic and tactical thinking. One learns to train (to aspire to a better condition) and to endure. And players learn about human nature by seeing how their fellows respond to events in universal and individual ways. It’s no surprise that watching interviews with sports stars is about the only time I hear overt reverence for God on TV.

I agree that hand-to-hand combat sports in particular run the risk of celebrating domination and injury, rather than determination and skill. But I think the message can largely be controlled by rules and presentation.

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