prayer has to be at football games?
2007-05-10 18:10:07 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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This movie was done by a Church, with no high paid
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2007-05-10 18:26:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Prayers at a Food Ball game is not a prayer to win a game, but to help the safety, from anyone getting seriously hurt. A lot of injuries happen on the field, and sometimes serious, long term injuries, I had a 3rd cousin to get killed while playing foot ball.
2007-05-11 01:38:52 · answer #2 · answered by Auburn 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Prayer doesn't have to be at any sports event. But if it is, it is probably just to ask God to watch after the players of each team. I would hope that it wouldn't be to ask God to favor one side over the other. I have never been to a football game or any other sporting event in which that was the case.
2007-05-11 01:17:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't know why nobody told you why!! I don't know why they have prayer at football games. I think it's up to the players and the Home Field. Maybe they vote on it. I'm just not sure.
2007-05-11 01:15:31 · answer #4 · answered by Carolyn T 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a long held tradition to pray at football games and people who do not believe in God are offended by it, but I don't really understand why. If this is a free country and freedom of religion, free speech are allowed, then people should be allowed to pray anywhere they want to. Our country is not based on freedom FROM religion, it's based on freedom OF religion. Christians like to pray. We like to honor God in everything we do and we believe it is appropriate to pray for safety / protection / blessings from God, even for athletes before a sporting event. I don't think God cares who wins, but he does care how the game is played and he does care if someone gets injured and he does "show up" to help when people ask Him to be there. However, if we ignore God and tell Him we only want to talk to Him when someone is dying or when we need something from Him or worse that we don't want to talk to Him at all and we would prefer that He not infringe on our "right" to not have to hear someone talking to Him, then He will choose to not be where he is not wanted and then our country will be a very sad place. Personally, I don't want to be anywhere that God isn't welcome. If you know Him and trust Him and you see the power that He can have in your life if you simply invite him to walk with you along your way in life, then you will understand why Christians want to pray at football games.
2007-05-11 01:22:13 · answer #5 · answered by Amy27 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I don't see the harm in praying before any sports event. You're merely asking protection for all players involved, not that one team will defeat the other. I can understand it if a person does not believe in God, but even then, I as a Christian, respect other people's personal beliefs, but I don't allow it to anger me.
2007-05-11 02:04:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The National Anthem, perhaps God Bless America, (heavens forbid!) Maybe victims of {insert disaster here} may be honored by a short prayer or a moment of silence. If this is unreasonable, please do not go.
Someone may throw a Hail Mary pass.!
(google that, that is a real thing)
2007-05-11 01:16:30 · answer #7 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I didn't answer that question because I don't watch football and I think it's silly to pray for sports games.
2007-05-11 01:13:24 · answer #8 · answered by Last Ent Wife (RCIA) 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hmmmm....
1) To pray that no one gets hurt
2) For the same reason we mediate in karate... to be clear-headed and ready to go.
3) To pray for victory!
2007-05-11 01:46:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't know you asked. I don't think it should be required, but if people want to pray, they should be allowed. But I kinda think its silly to pray to win a game. The other team will be praying they win, and it's just a game anyway! They'd be spending their time better to use that time to pray for an end to poverty or something.
2007-05-11 01:14:00 · answer #10 · answered by Nuff Said Sis 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋