Silent Servants...

Silent Servants...

... of the Used, Abused, and Utterly Screwed Up.

A Secular Franciscan looks at the world...
with a more jaundiced eye than ever...
and lots of ellipses for you to fill in the missing text...
(with thanks to Thomas S. Klise for the title)



Friday, August 15, 2008

And maybe, just maybe,

they should all quit whinging...

Some Olympians Dissatisfied With Religious Center

They knew they were going to a Communist country. They knew China's stand on religion and the human rights abuses of religion's adherents. Some athletes there may truly be religious folk. That faith should let them get past the lack of services in China. They should quit being spoiled and, as is the case of some athletes I know, quit being superstitious. (It's more about having that 'lucky' charm or 'lucky' prayer because they've always had it when they've won...)

[Aside: Sorry, I don't label all athletes as primadonas. But still, while they do work hard, but the Olympic Games are anything but a show of amateur athletics any more...)

1 comment:

Polaris said...

I know that this comment is a bit late, but I can't let the Olympics pass without this:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1bfim_bruno-bozzetto-mr-otto-olympics_fun


share and enjoy.