Comments on: Sports on Sunday

By: Ambet

Ambet — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 19:30:45 +0000

In reply to Katie. I know this conversation happened 5 years ago, but my son is now faced with the same choice. So I am curious what route you guys took?

By: althea lee

althea lee — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:29:05 +0000

Hmmm, well no working on Sabbath Day although Catholics really doesn’t mind about it. There are Catholics who wouldn’t work but most does work.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:36:35 +0000

Thanks for stopping by, Katie. Sounds like you already know the answer. :) I am sure you will do the best you can as you try supporting your son in this grown-up decision of his.

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:06:32 +0000

We are faced with this right now with our 16 year-old son. He plays soccer and he is really good. He is headed down the path to play on a college level and is being watched by numerous teams right now. We have strived through the years to avoid the Sun. play, but we have now hit the dreaded wall. He can join a club team that plays their league games on Sun. evenings and be seen and scouted by coaches all over the country, or he can not join a club team and possibly not reach his dream and goal of playing at that level. Let’s take it one step further: There are 3 schools that we know of that don’t play their games on Sun.: BYU, BYU Hawaii and a church school in Virginia. If he doesn’t get on one of these teams, does that mean that he gives up playing college ball all together? The question I am posing is to all of those LDS athletes that have been faced with this. I know that in the end it is really between the Lord and my son, but any advice would be nice. :)

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:11:33 +0000

I played for the BYU rugby team. We’ve always been one of the best teams in the country (we won the national championship last year), but for years we were not allowed to compete due to the national championship game being played on Sunday. Eventually, the league changed to allow BYU to play. Of course, it won’t always happen like that, but I am proud of the team taking on a stand on their values.

By: Tyler M

Tyler M — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:15:38 +0000

Seriously we are going to question the sanctity of the Sabbath here? I believe we all know whether we are keeping the Sabbath day holy or not. Just because we do or do not live by it doesn’t change how we keep it Holy. Should we participate in Sports on Sunday is for each of you to decide. If my opinion were asked I would say no, if you asked the leaders of the LDS church the answer would be no. Do we deamonize people who do participate in sports on Sunday again no.

Also what difference does it make which calendar day we have it. What if Sunday is actually Saturday and the Gregorian calendar which was introduced in 1582 was wrong on which day was actually Saturday. It is a day people, make it Thursday for all it matters, just honor it and you will be following God.

By: Pedro

Pedro — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:48:28 +0000

to #18, Acts 20:7 says that they were gathered to break bread, it doesn’t say to keep Sunday holy.
Second, why do people call it the Jewish sabbath? Adam and Eve weren’t Jewish. If we say the 7th day Sabbath (which is the 4th commandment) was for the Israelis, then the whole ten commandments were for them. Why all the Bible authors refer to the 7th say as the Sabbath and the 1st day as just 1st day? Even the Apostle Luke who was a gentile referred to the 7th day as the Sabbath even after Jesus death. Do not let any one deceive you, read the Bible on your own. Let God teach you the truth and not your church leaders.

By: mobile software

mobile software — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:40:03 +0000

usually i bike to mountain every day

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:23:05 +0000

During the early days of the Christian church, there were two Sabbaths: the traditional Jewish Sabbath (Fri sunset to Sat sunset) and Sunday (or the Lordâ€s Day), commemorating Christâ€s resurrection (see Acts 20:7). Over time, Christians gave more prominence to the Sunday Sabbath and eventually dropped the Jewish one altogether.

By: brian holland

brian holland — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:38:09 +0000

Sunday sports for me raises an even bigger question: Why does the LDS Church declare Sunday to be the Sabbath? The Sabbath was always Saturday for the Jews, who, afterall, started the recognition of the Sabbath. Only the bogus Catholic Church changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday. I don’t question the true church nature of LDS, but why do we follow the Pope on this one rather than the Jews who still regard Saturday as the Sabbath because, well, it is.