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cbayer

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11. The article talks about some accommodations that have been easily made and

Reply to Nihil (Reply #10)

Wed Apr 4, 2012, 01:21 PM

Apr 2012

shouldn't intrude on anyone else. I think this is a good thing and can't see why anyone would object to it.

It's much more supportive than it is restrictive. They have supplied a *chapel* that will accommodate all faiths, chaplains available from all major religions, prayer rooms at the major venues, etc.

I don't see anything in there that create a mess for anyone.

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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