“I think God has a big role to play in sporting activities especially sometimes when you’re injured or things aren’t going as well as expected”, writes Ben Oakley of the Open University.
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Month: August 2012
The Olympic Movement: Human Rights and Human Dignity
Human dignity is a fundamental tenet of the Olympic Movement. All members of the Olympic Movement are committed to work together to promote a peaceful society through sport.
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The Olympic Truce – Creating a Lasting Legacy
An Olympic tradition and tool with vast untapped potential is the Olympic Truce.
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God, silver and bronze
Faith isn’t a medal event, but religion and sports are certainly entwined, writes John Longhurst of the Winnipeg Free Press.
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Olympic Values, Religion Values
A recent symposium on Olympic Values examined these values further and revealed aspects of these values which are found in all the world’s religions.
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The strange relationship between Religion and the Olympics
The 2012 London Summer Olympics were a microcosm of our world in the 21st century, if for only a couple weeks.
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