Rethinking the Wisdom of Organized Sports?

[Nahum]

I have always been an opponent of our stance regarding organized sports which the manual refers to as "wordly sports and amusements".

Many of you may remember that my son plays high school basketball (dressed modestly). I have always followed sports. It's the first section of the newspaper I read. When I click on cnn.com I always click the sports tab first. I have always considered this a harmless hobby.

But have you given attention to the sports page lately? Almost every major sport is involved in some sort of scandal.

1. The NBA just found out a veteran referee, with ties to the mafia, has been shaving points from games that he placed bets on. The mafia has already sent out hits to kill the ref.

2. Major League Baseball is dealing with a steroid scandal that won't go away. It's not just Barry Bonds. There are many pitchers and utility players who have been caught cheating. In an interview earlier this week, Curt Shilling announced thathe feels like steroid use is rampant among MLB players.

Then there is the conspiracy theory that asks "did St Louis really win
the World Series last year, or did Detroit pitcher's purposefully throw it away?" Their pitchers made five throwing errors in five games and their ace starter was caught with a sticky substance on his hand.

3. Cycling just ousted the leader of this year's Tour de France because of doping.

4. Michael Vick, arguably the face of the National Football League was suspended because the FBI says he was the ring leader of an illegal dogfighting scandal.

Is this really something you want to support and be involved in?

Is it something you want your kids to follow?

Is it time to rethink your stance concerning organized sports?