JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES CAN'T GO TO THE RACES!

minimus

The WT. of August 15, 2002 asks:"The violent and deadly gladatorial events of the Roman empire have been compared to what modern spectator sports? A recent exibit in the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, suggested modern parallels by including video clips of bullfighting, professional boxing,auto and motorcycle races, and spectator fights at other modern sports events.Early Christians took to heart that Jehovah does not love violence or violent ones,and neither should Christians today."....for further information see 6/ 15 page 29 2002 WT.

gsx1138

.Early Christians took to heart that Jehovah does not love violence or violent ones,and neither should Christians today."....for further information see 6/ 15 page 29 2002 WT

Please try to remember this quote when Jehovah is in the midst of killing Billions at Armageddon.

hillbilly

So-- all my die cast cars are out? Should I drink a coke from the Dale Ernhardt pop machine at the gas station. I suppose I'll go to sheol for rodeo'in too.

I guess a bull riding smurf wearing a nascar fire suit is a no no?

Edited by - hillbilly on 25 August 2002 22:46:11

expatbrit

Does this mean I can't do the Pamplona bull run?

Expatbrit

out4good3

I'll remember to point this out at the next JW Superbowl party....

DJ

Minimus,

i guess that pedophilia is not violent?

DanTheMan

auto and motorcycle races

Wow, a fair number of my former JW associates were big into NASCAR, and I don't even live in the south U.S. This ain't gonna go over real well in Alabama.

Football (the American version) used to bother my conscience some when I was in. Seems like a pretty brutal, gladiatorial sport, imho. But American Football is a sacred cow that the WT wouldn't even consider condemning. I guess the WT does have its limits on what it can tell the R&F to do.