tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790832884400143603.post7666995826700160800..comments2024-03-28T05:54:06.685-05:00Comments on Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog: Reaching Across the Divide: Religion and Sexuality in SportPat Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10294124976259446788noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790832884400143603.post-52398503749862597742008-06-05T13:04:00.000-05:002008-06-05T13:04:00.000-05:00Pat, to put up a fight about kissing/groping in pu...Pat, to put up a fight about kissing/groping in public at a ball park that has a blanket policy for NO public displays of affection/groping just makes things worse on all of you, as for Guerrero I'm sure she was really going at it in front of all those kids, it's bad enough when you have to tell two young kids to stop while in public let alone Guerrero and her partner, the double standard would be what in this case? The public display of affection appies to all people including Guerrero, are there not standard of manners anyomore, you can't take your kids to a ballgame without a hassle from anyone, and yet you still call it a double standard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790832884400143603.post-91072174590763204412007-04-07T23:35:00.000-05:002007-04-07T23:35:00.000-05:00Pat, I also commend you for having the conversatio...Pat, I also commend you for having the conversation! As you know, it is so key to be having the conversations in sport that will unite us together versus dividing us. I see sport as the vechicle to justice happening in our society as a whole. <BR/><BR/>Another great example of "If you want peace, struggle for justice" (Pope John VI).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790832884400143603.post-78587853144810298232007-04-06T13:06:00.000-05:002007-04-06T13:06:00.000-05:00I'm also wondering who is "silencing" AIA. When th...I'm also wondering who is "silencing" AIA. When they came to town for an exhibition game against the local university, halftime was spent with AIA players "testifying" about their non-Christian pasts. <BR/>So where is the "silencing" coming from? I still believe in the separation of church and state, so no sympathy if they're going on about "society" pressures in a Christian-majority country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790832884400143603.post-15659732275306472622007-04-05T15:51:00.000-05:002007-04-05T15:51:00.000-05:00I am intrigued by the notion of shared silence sur...I am intrigued by the notion of shared silence surrounding religion and sexuality in sport. I have studied and observed firsthand the ways in which lesbians are symbolically ereased/silenced in the coaching and playing ranks. I had not previously considered the silencing of organizations such as the FCA and AIA. Can these organizations really claim to be silenced when they "reach" 1.3 million student athletes in an academic year?http://www.fca.org/AboutFCA/AnnualImpactReport.lsp. <BR/> The above question is not intended to further the divide between religion and sexuality, I was simply struck by the statement that both groups "feel targeted or silenced in athletics." I wish I was a fly on the wall for this important conversation for I have much to learn and many assumptions to challenge about organizations such as the FCA and AIA. Thanks for your post.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275975024840549640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790832884400143603.post-3949009203056568232007-04-05T14:26:00.000-05:002007-04-05T14:26:00.000-05:00Have you contacted Ted at Women's Hoops Blog about...Have you contacted Ted at Women's Hoops Blog about getting It Takes a Team! linked to on WHB?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790832884400143603.post-91182941355713959142007-04-05T12:54:00.000-05:002007-04-05T12:54:00.000-05:00Pat, I think your outreach to AIA and FCA is wonde...Pat, I think your outreach to AIA and FCA is wonderful! I wish there were more people willing to talk with each other despite their differences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com