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Ready to see the scathing replies to my acceptance of your obvious sin? 😛
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Hate to be like this but …

Told you so !!!

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Larowyn said:
I’m saying that it’s a blood sport.
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If it is a blood sport, then why does the USCCB have a ministry devoted to it? I received an email regarding it and was given this contact:

Fr. Phil DeRea, MSC
Chaplain, Auto Racing Ministry
 
Maybe because of all of the regulations involved which attempt to protect the drivers. It still doesn’t stop it from being a sport in which contestants are in unnecessary danger and it doesn’t stop being a sport in which people watch to see accidents.

Times have changed, so while the crashes may be exciting and thrilling, no one wants or says they want to see people get hurt.
 
Larowyn said:
Maybe because of all of the regulations involved which attempt to protect the drivers. It still doesn’t stop it from being a sport in which contestants are in unnecessary danger and it doesn’t stop being a sport in which people watch to see accidents.

Times have changed, so while the crashes may be exciting and thrilling, no one wants or says they want to see people get hurt.
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Larowyn said:
No one likes to be told that something they do or like is wrong and they’ll fight to the last to convince themselves and others that they are not wrong.
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But if it is wrong, why is there a ministry to the sport?
 
Larowyn said:
There is no way that boxing cannot be considered a bloodsport. Officials may intervene to keep both boxers alive, but usually it ends in a knockout. Whether you are watching boxers or gladiators does not matter; the choice of weapons is different because no one wants the boxers dead. You could be in ancient Rome right now watching two men kill each other with swords and tridents and nets and it’s the same thing.
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Maybe for prizefighters who do not wear headgear, but in amateur bouts like Golden Gloves and friendly gym sparring people wear mouthguards, headgear, and groin protection.
 
Norseman82 said:
But if it is wrong, why is there a ministry to the sport?
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Like I said, it’s probably due to the protections required nowadays for the sport that make it less likely to be gravely harmed or killed. It still doesn’t make it any less of a blood sport.
 
Larowyn said:
For a sport to be considered a blood sport, it would have to be centered around an activity wherein there is great risk of physical injury or death. Boxing and racing are blood sports because the entertainment is derived from the thrill of the danger the participants are in. Boxers receive a great many blows to the head, and race car drivers risk accidents that could injure, cripple, or kill them.

Baseball, soccer, and basketball are not blood sports because they are centered on the athletic skills of the players, rather than the danger they are in. Football and hockey are violent too and could be considered bloodsports, but people also watch for the skill and strategy involved too.

There is no way that boxing cannot be considered a bloodsport. Officials may intervene to keep both boxers alive, but usually it ends in a knockout. Whether you are watching boxers or gladiators does not matter; the choice of weapons is different because no one wants the boxers dead. You could be in ancient Rome right now watching two men kill each other with swords and tridents and nets and it’s the same thing.

Racing is a bloodsport because the only point in watching is to see the crashes. No one ever sees two cars in a race come dangerously close to coming in contact and thinks “hmm… this is a good time to use the restroom.” The action is in the crashes and the potential that they occur. There are so few deadly accidents now because the drivers are professionals, not your average Joe Buffoon who can’t keep his eyes on the road.

The amount of nitpicking I’m getting from the rednecks in the crowd on this is not surprising. No one likes to be told that something they do or like is wrong and they’ll fight to the last to convince themselves and others that they are not wrong. Obviously when I say “slow down to see car accidents” I mean slow down to gawk at the scene, not be a first responder.
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Who cares if it is a blood sport?

The question is whether or not it is sinful - the answer appears to be no, given the Vatican’s position. Unless you have a source to the contrary…

You simply diverted the argument by repeating the bloodsport line, and in the process called everyone who likes NASCAR a redneck.
 
I think it matters if a sport is a blood sport or not. We frown on turning dogs into killing machines and putting them into pits to fight with other dogs, so why should we put two men in a ring and make them beat each other up?

With one exception, states and cities set speed limits so to maximize the safety of drivers and everyone in the driving environment and minimize the amount of time to reach point B from point A, so why should we expect people to put themselves in light cars with lightweight frames and excessively powerful engines on a narrow road with 15-20 similar cars so that they can drive around at unreasonably high speeds that would almost certainly guarantee grave injury or death in a worst-case scenario?

And as for your redneck comment, do NASCAR fans not call themselves rednecks? And is redneck not but an insult? I hear it used to the contrary a lot.
 
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