tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568072161793472490.post5758791784538252065..comments2024-01-14T09:34:36.670-09:00Comments on Mormonism-Unveiled: Fact Vs. Fancy: Former BYU And Houston Oilers Quarterback Gifford Neilsen Selected By LDS Church To Become Area Seventy In Houston, TexasJack Mormonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08671278467022843855noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568072161793472490.post-71410273859773132922013-10-13T13:29:17.880-08:002013-10-13T13:29:17.880-08:00Has elder Nielsen ever publicly admitted that his ...Has elder Nielsen ever publicly admitted that his playing football on he sabbath was a sin? It seems that playing football on the sabbath is a per se violation of the most basic of commandments. And yet, we tend to overlook it and even embrace it so long as we are being entertained by one of our Mormon brethren like elder Nielsen or Steve young or other LDS players, as if it's ok to watch football on the sabbath because Steve's playing and he's being a good missionary by putting the church in a good light. <br /><br />I''d rather not have them play than play on the sabbath and then pretend to be devote members of the church knowing deep down they are openly rebelling against the commandment to honor the sabbath and keep it holy. You cannot keep the sabbath holy and play football at the same time, no matter how you try to spin it. And you don't need to play to feed your family. There are plenty of other professions one could pursue that don't require breaking he sabbath. <br /><br />Let's all, as members of he church, stop sugar coating it and be real and be honest...playing professional sports,is breaking the sabbath and we should not be encouraging it or supporting it by watching it on the sabbath.<br /><br />I do not understand why elder Nielsen was called as a general authority. I hope he has publicly acknowledged, by now, that he was sinning by playing football and doing his other sports directing on the sabbath. If not, his appointment to the seventy is not inspiring to me personally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568072161793472490.post-29212774930131504982013-10-13T13:27:14.064-08:002013-10-13T13:27:14.064-08:00Has elder Nielsen ever publicly admitted that his ...Has elder Nielsen ever publicly admitted that his playing football on he sabbath was a sin? It seems that playing football on the sabbath is a per se violation of the most basic of commandments. And yet, we tend to overlook it and even embrace it so long as we are being entertained by one of our Mormon brethren like elder Nielsen or Steve young or other LDS players, as if it's ok to watch football on the sabbath because Steve's playing and he's being a good missionary by putting the church in a good light. <br /><br />I''d rather not have them play than play on the sabbath and then pretend to be devote members of the church knowing deep down they are openly rebelling against the commandment to honor the sabbath and keep it holy. You cannot keep the sabbath holy and play football at the same time, no matter how you try to spin it. And you don't need to play to feed your family. There are plenty of other professions one could pursue that don't require breaking he sabbath. <br /><br />Let's all, as members of he church, stop sugar coating it and be real and be honest...playing professional sports,is breaking the sabbath and we should not be encouraging it or supporting it by watching it on the sabbath.<br /><br />I do not understand why elder Nielsen was called as a general authority. I hope he has publicly acknowledged, by now, that he was sinning by playing football and doing his other sports directing on the sabbath. If not, his appointment to the seventy is not inspiring to me personally. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com