Hmm. In our service, there was very little mention of 9/11, and I was only half-remembering it was today, until in the sermon (re: Katrina), Pastor Mary mentioned something about living in a "Post-9/11 world," which threw me a little, since, well, we still have 9/11s, f'rinstance, today. The date isn't going anywhere. And this caused me to think briefly about the implications of naming an event after the day on which it occurred... which I suppose in some ways assures remembrance; it's impossible for any American (?) to write today's date without thinking oh. Today. On the other hand, usual issues over setting apart one day for ritual/remembering/specialness/sacredness and the sense that every other day is not for remembering. (Clearly, this isn't true, but I think that setting any one day apart tends by its nature to de-sanctify other days.)
The God-favoring-sports-teams thing is interesting. I once heard a radio program, I think on the BBC, about the chaplains for European football teams, who very much were in the, "Of COURSE God favors our team," mindset. It was strange.
Um... I think I'm about out of things to comment on.
(We had Rally Sunday today and had a "light meal" afterwords that consisted mostly of hot dogs. I thought of you, in the sense of, "If Elizabeth were here, she wouldn't be able to eat anything.")
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Date: 2005-09-11 10:21 pm (UTC)The God-favoring-sports-teams thing is interesting. I once heard a radio program, I think on the BBC, about the chaplains for European football teams, who very much were in the, "Of COURSE God favors our team," mindset. It was strange.
Um... I think I'm about out of things to comment on.
(We had Rally Sunday today and had a "light meal" afterwords that consisted mostly of hot dogs. I thought of you, in the sense of, "If Elizabeth were here, she wouldn't be able to eat anything.")