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| Aug. 11, 2015 1rackseeker | Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: Need outfielder/utility player for Denver this weekend We need a 65+AAA player for the tournament in Aurora this weekend. We start play on Friday at 8:00 a.m. Team is out of Topeka called the Dugout. If interested and qualified call Dennis Phillips at 785-554-3442. Good group of guys that you would enjoy playing for. |
| Aug. 10, 2015 1rackseeker | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Religious ceremonies at tournaments I appreciate all the nice feedback. As I stated in my post, many of my friends and family are Christians. Two guys that I worked with for twenty years invited me to lunch a few years back. The three of us have hunted, fished, hung out, gone out to dinner with our wives, etc. many times. I guess they had the feeling that I was not a Christian. When we met for lunch, they presented a bible for me and wanted to discuss being "saved". This is the first time that I ever looked anyone in the eye and told them that I am an Atheist. I told them that we had been friends for many years and that if religion was going to end our friendship that would be a sad thing. I know people who do things like this are well meaning. They are convicted to their belief and that is great. I also know that they feel that they should "spread the word" to others in order to save their souls from hell. I get all of that. But I would never, ever in a million years start asking people to "not" believe. On they way home, I was wondering what their reaction would have been had I said something like "Hey guys, let me tell you about my Atheist feelings." I am 68 years old. I have participated in religious ceremonies hundreds of times. It made me uncomfortable but many family members and friends are Christians and I didn't want to offend them by not participating at Christmas events, baptisms, funerals, etc. I guess as I have grown older, I feel like I am being a hypocrite to myself by not getting up and leaving. I am sure that most of my relatives and friends think I am religious also. Anyway, I hope everyone will judge others by their character and not their religious or non-religious beliefs. |
| Aug. 5, 2015 1rackseeker | Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Religious ceremonies at tournaments First of all, I am not trying to start a big war on Religion. I feel that everyone in this great Nation has the freedom to express any belief that they hold dear to them. My question is do any of you feel uncomfortable in participating in religious ceremonies but do so in order not to offend or look "different"? While attending a tournament recently, two teams gathered on the infield in a large circle, held hands and prayed for abound one minute. All together there were around thirty two players participating. If you go by the National statistics on Christianity, there must have been several players who participated that were surly uncomfortable in doing so because of different belief or non-belief. The reason I say this is because I use to participate. Being a non-religious person, it really made me feel uncomfortable but I did it because I felt that I would be judged by my teammates as being rude or trying to mock or ridicule them. That is far from the truth. Most of my teammates and many of my friends are Christians. I would hope that when this happens, people don't make judgments about people who chose not to pray. |
