Players should not be compared to military
I read with some consternation Gracie Bonds Staples’ article, “Do white NFL fans see players as mascots?,” Oct. 8. Much of Staples’ article quoted Erin C. Tarver, an assistant professor of philosophy at the Oxford College of Emory University. I strongly disagree with much of what she said but most of all her comment regarding NFL players about whom she stated, “If we can watch them risk their bodies and lives on the field, we can listen to their ideas.”
The NFL players choose to play a dangerous game, knowing the risks because they enjoy the competition and they make millions of dollars to do so. Her comment seems to try to put them in the same classification as our men and women in the military, our police, firefighters, and other first responders who truly do risk their bodies and lives for each of us every day for so little money. In my opinion, the two don’t even belong in the same category.
RON DANIEL, ACWORTH
Hypocritical Christians not very Christ-like
I’m confused. I thought being a Christian meant living Christ-like and by the teachings of Jesus.
Jesus never taught people to discriminate, deny people basic rights, to be judgmental and to be bigots for any reason.
But for some reason the “religious right” believes its OK to do all of those things, claiming they’re practicing their religion. I thought practicing ones religion is attending church, reading the Bible, praying for others, praying for thanks, volunteer work, helping the weak, poor, helpless and the hungry, spreading the Word of God without being obnoxious, etc. That’s practicing one’s faith. It seems like they feel they are being discriminated against because, as of right now, they can’t discriminate against others. Isn’t that called being a hypocrite?
CATHY DEREIMER, PEACHTREE CORNERS
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