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SamG

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4. Surely this is not the first time the Olympics have..

Reply to cbayer (Original post)

Wed Apr 4, 2012, 11:37 AM

Apr 2012

had to deal with various religious beliefs from around the world, is it?

How has it been dealt with in the past?

What makes this issue more important or more controversial this time around?

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London 2012: How do the Olympics handle religion? [View all] cbayer Mar 2012 OP

Two possibilities: Nihil Apr 2012 #1

Certainly some accommodations will need to be made. cbayer Apr 2012 #2

Does every team member from Israel follow religious doctrine? cleanhippie Apr 2012 #3

Strikes me that you'd end up with a four-day week (or less) if you adopted that approach. Nihil Apr 2012 #5

Very few religious believers have restrictions on what they can do on specific days or times. cbayer Apr 2012 #8

If it's so few then there is no need to make special arrangements is there? Nihil Apr 2012 #10

The article talks about some accommodations that have been easily made and cbayer Apr 2012 #11

The world record holder of the triple jump wouldn't compete on Sunday in the early 1990s muriel_volestrangler Apr 2012 #12

I recognize that there are exceptions, but as pointed out by others, most believers cbayer Apr 2012 #13

Consider the following hypothetical situation: trotsky Apr 2012 #6

I have an answer: ONLY ATHEISTS ... SamG Apr 2012 #15

Surely this is not the first time the Olympics have.. SamG Apr 2012 #4

Because we need to find religious persecution, even when it doesn't exist. cleanhippie Apr 2012 #7

Religious athletes must be the most persecuted people in SamG Apr 2012 #14

Wow. Please let the Israel olympic team know how you feel. cbayer Apr 2012 #16

So you are saying the German Olympics massacre happened because... SamG Apr 2012 #17

No, I was responding to your snarky statement about religious olympic atheletes cbayer Apr 2012 #19

The attack had everything to do with hatred, and SamG Apr 2012 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author SamG Apr 2012 #18

Good question. From the article it looks like they may be taking a unique approach. cbayer Apr 2012 #9

Not 'important' or 'controversial', so much as "tied in with a BBC comedy", I think muriel_volestrangler Apr 2012 #21