Should we send our athletes to the Olympics if they can't bring their Bibles?

Question

Why didn't they ban the Koran?

Answer 1

I'm glad China has reversed this silly rule, but along the same lines, I hope our athletes are going there to compete and enjoy the commeraderie of other athletes and other cultures and NOT to proselytize.
Being in the presence of some of these athletes and athletic events, especially at the high school and college level, are more like running missionary gauntlets. Why can't they respect other's faiths or that they choose to believe differently or rationally or learn this at this level?

Answer 2

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Answer 3

China has reversed its decision about the Bible. They did not ban the Koran because they are an athesist country that endorses everything that flies in the face of Christianity.

Answer 4

Of course. If the athlete needs a bible, he or she obviously isn't focused on the task at hand. I've watched a fair amount of Olympic sports and I've never seen an imaginary friend win (or even come close).

Maybe they didn't ban the koran because no governments are whining at the chinese about their official government policy on the subject, whereas our christian taliban president is constantly whining at the chinese about their christians.

Answer 5

No we shouldn't, although it sounds like they reversed their decision.

Interesting how questions like these bring out the totalitarians, who use their "tolerance" as a cover for their hatred of people of faith (but usually Christians, and their justification is usually that someone tried too hard to convert them, or the witch trials 300 years ago, or something else irrelevant to civil liberties).

Answer 6

The Olympics were started by polytheistic Greeks. From a religious point of view, Christians, Jews and Muslims should all boycott the event.

Answer 7

No, we should definitely take a firm stand against the repression of any religion, but China has reversed it's decision on the matter, so it's really not relevant anymore.

Answer 8

Yes, giving up is not the way to win a battle. They can still take the Bible in their hearts and minds until they are able to take it in person as well again.


Banning any Religious book over another in wrong.

Answer 9

Our CHRISTIAN AMERICAN Athletes can beat the snot out of any Muslim, no matter who many korans they are holding, and no matter how much they try to oppress us. We got God, they got nothing!

God Bless America!

Answer 10

The most persecuted person these days is a white, Christian, male. And it seems okay to do this. Where is our Jesse Jackson?
No we should not have and that's why China changed their mind.