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Should Christians do martial arts?
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"Kung fu Christians: should we be leery of the marital arts?" by Carol Chapman Stertzer. New Man, Jly/Aug 2000 (Vol 7, No 4). Pages 37-40. Topic: sports and religion. See also Jly00-5b.
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Many Christians
are suspicious of the martial arts. How would you feel if someone wanted to
start a karate ministry at your church? What if your kids asked you if they
could take tae kwon do lessons?
Kent Haralson, a pastor
with doctorates in both pastoral studies and martial arts, states that many
Christians
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—Issue #12
October 2000
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Holiness in the huddle: is it the real thing?
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"Blessed are the pass-catchers" by Jeff Hooten. Citizen, Sep 2000 (Vol 14, No 9). Pages 6-9. Topic: sports and religion.
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The battle has been fought, and now
the war is over. The football players leave the field, some in dejection and
others whooping and hollering. As the cameras crowd in on the victors,
invariably some athlete will say something to the effect: "First, I'd like to
thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for helping me to..."
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—Issue #18
April 2001
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Muscular Christianity: Manhood and Sports in Protestant America, 1880-1920
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Muscular Christianity: Manhood and Sports in Protestant America, 1880-1920by Clifford PutneyHarvard University Press, 2001, 320 pages, $39.95Topic/Audience:Comment:Religion BookLine,
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The relationship between
Protestantism and sports in America has typically been relegated to the realm of
academic journal articles and second-rate hagiographic books, but now Putney has
provided a definitive treatise on the attempt around the turn of the 20th
century to make Christianity appear quintessentially masculine. Publishers
Weekly calls
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—Issue #25
November 2001
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Racecar athletes driven by Spirit
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"Faith in the fast lane" by Robert Andrescik. New Man, Jly/Aug 2002 (Vol 9, No 4). Pages 16-21.
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NASCAR is the United States' fastest
growing professional sport, with a television audience surpassed only by
football. The sport's rapid growth is paralleled by an increasing interest in
spiritual things among drivers and crews. NASCAR chaplains and ministries hope
to reach not only those involved in the sport but racing fans as
well.
Max
Helton,
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—Issue #35
September 2002
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Martial arts a modern Trojan horse?
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"Martial arts has hidden meaning, cleric warns." Religion Today, Apr 12, 2000. Pages 1-2. Topic: sports and religion. See also Dec98-7b.
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Are martial arts a Trojan horse
involving unsuspecting Christians in a form of Eastern occultism? Ed Hird, a
former karate enthusiast and Anglican rector, warns that karate and tae kwon do
have hidden spiritual dimensions that could subtly lead Christians into
nonChristian religions.
When Ed Hird's sons
asked to take tae kwon
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—Issue #9
July 2000
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