Can Soccer and the World Cup Save the World??

[Stephen Fox]

http://www.religiondispatches.org/archi ... apartheid/

And Consider the Clint Demspey profile in SI.com by Segura; Dempsey two years at the once Baptist affiliated Furman.

[KeithE]

Not occurring to Glen Beck and other RW commentators.

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[KeithE]

[Ed Pettibone]

[Big Daddy Weaver]

You're at church on Sunday mornings. Why should you care what people are doing in public parks in the Sunday am????

[Big Daddy Weaver]

Thank the good Lord we don't live in an Ed-ocracy...

[KeithE]

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[KeithE]

Around the world soccer is very popular. Probably the most popular sport. But not in the US. That is why I call you and Glen Beck "Americo-centric" at least on this factor. That's facts.

[Neil Heath]

Here in the deep South soccer is going strong at the High School level, not just among pre-teens. My son, who turns 29 this summer was an avid player throughout HS, playing in a school league for half the year and another league the other half. In fact, most of the youth in our church play soccer, not another sport. It has become a source of conflict with regular church activities, which is a sure sign it is not just some incidental sport.

I suspect it will continue to grow in popularity for the foreseeable future, and give the other sports a run for their money.

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[Jim]

I heard one of the experts explaining the other day that Americans make great goalies (maybe the best...I don't remember) because they grow up learning how to catch the ball with their HANDS.

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Oops.

[Stephen Fox]

http://www.religiondispatches.org/archi ... red_soccer

[Stephen Fox]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/s ... index.html