jhdill Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 First of all before anybody gets on here accusing me of grouping every body from a Christian school together, that is not at all what I'm doing. With that said, I went to several different Christmas tournaments this weekend. I saw many games not just watching Clay Co. I witnessed some of the worst sportsmanship and fan actions from a Christian school today at Rhea Co than I have ever seen in my 56 years. The "f" word, GD, p***y was a few words the players were using. One fan screamed and cursed from the stands all thru the game. I know nobody is perfect but I was very disappointed and would have expected better from a Christian school. Again, I am NOT saying all Christian schools and fans act this way. It really upsets me and I wanted to see if anyone else has had this type of experience. I would expect the coaches etc to maintain a high standard when representing a Christian school. We all should and I'm not saying Public schools don't act the same way. Now I've wrote my book. Anybody else see this today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EAsports Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 (edited) This is common at all schools. It shouldn't be but it is. To label this Christian Schools is simply trying to start trouble. Maybe you should ask why this is common among most/many schools and why it is accepted anywhere. If you feel like attacking a school, list the school. Dont attack the christian faith due to the ignorance or poor values of a few. It would be just as easy for me to title it "America's Sports Audience" and it would judge us all! My kids don't attend a Christian School, but as a Christian I don't like the way you grouped us all in your title. Edited December 21, 2014 by EAsports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhdill Posted December 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 I believe I started my post by saying I am not grouping. My post has nothing at all to do with the Christian faith and to say I attacked the faith is simply trying to start trouble. I myself am a Christian so why would I attack my faith. It bothered me to hear and see any young person use language like was used today. I said in my previous post I'm not saying public schools don't act the same way. I guess Im just more shocked that a team representing a Christian based learning environment would act this way. Its not right for any team or fan to do this and I know its done in public schools as well. My question is has anyone else heard such language at any games with any teams? I'm just not use to having to cover my grandchildrens ears games. Not knocking any group any religion any school any player. Just asking if today's game was out of the ordinary?? Or pretty common?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhdill Posted December 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 **I meant to say grandchildrens ears at games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhdill Posted December 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 However I do agree I could have titled my post under a different more appropriate name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealTruth Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 The title is fine. Catches the eye. Christian schools freely discuss the faith in school and athletics is a representation of schools. Therefore, there is a higher standard of representation at a Christian school... it's Jesus Christ and it should be exhibited in sport. Yes, we are all hypocrites and have fallen short of the glory of God but, as Christians, we strive to be like Christ. The language you mentioned is not acceptable by any team, much less a Christian school associated team. Their coach and administration need your feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetScience Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 (edited) At the end of the day we're all human and sometimes emotions get the better of us. I've learned through the years that just because someone labels themselves or their school Christian it doesn't make them good people. Some who profess faith in Christ are some of the best and some of the worst people I have been involved with. The title in and of itself doesn't make you a good person. As Paul said in Romans 3:10 As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one; What it comes down to is that we are all sinful fallen humanity, whether we consider ourself Christian, atheist, muslim, or whatever. That's the reason why Christ had to come because the Perfect Lamb had to take the place of sinful humanity. As Christians our main focus should be to strive to have the same attitude and disposition that Christ had in His time on earth and even for the best of us it takes years upon years and quite frankly never to achieve that place. Bottom line is we're all human. Don't let the name Christian make you automatically think someone is a good person. Don't compare or look to humans when talking about Christianity, but look to Christ and what He accomplished on Earth. Edited December 21, 2014 by SweetScience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhdill Posted December 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Great post. You said what I was thinking far better than I said it. Thank you. I truly wasn't trying to start anything or down a particular group or school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhdill Posted December 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Wow. Great post also SweetScience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetScience Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Wow. Great post also SweetScience Thanks. Sometimes I get serious and make a good post every once out of 50 or so times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlcoaBasketball Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Bad title for the thread to begin with, but eye catching nonetheless. From experience, most of the CAKe fans I've met have been good people (at least to me), and then there's always that one parent that says "get that (racial slur) off our players" at a CAKe-Alcoa game (yes, that actually happened). Knoxville Catholic fans aren't much different from my experience. Granted, there was the one football fan that asked me how long Alcoa would compete before it became a blowout and then walked away fuming at my gamesmanship. And then there's the hot Catholic mom who dropped the F-bomb at an Alcoa fan near me. Bottom line is: competition changes our attitude completely, and sometimes our brains just go elsewhere in the heat of the moment. NOBODY is perfect, but some go farther than others, at least vocally. BUT here's a concept that applies to EVERYONE: "Do not judge, or you too will be judged." -Matthew 7:1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chill Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Sweet Science, a deeper more philosophical side. My stereotype of Cat fans has to change now. Just kidding, my cousins are all Cats and let me know about it, especially at the holidays... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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