Basketball. My home state, UNC, mired in scandal and denial. Hard to be proud. Big scandal; some basketball players remained eligible when they didn't even go to class a single time. One player made the "Dean's (Not Dean Smith, former UNC Coach who these worshippers put somewhere in the Trinity: Jesus, God, Holy Spirit, Dean Smith, not necessarily in that order) List" (all As) and never even went to class or turned in a single required paper.
NC folks who follow basketball, major denial. Basketball is king at UNC, Chapel Hill and in NC, let's face it. I have friends who refuse to talk about the scandals which I have asked about repeatedly. Those crazy Tar Heels, Trump voters I suspect. NC basketball fans wrote the book on denial.
There are many issues but plausible too when you think of the "right wing" Christians in particular. They operate with what I call the "sins" life philosophy. Even though UNC has cheated, God forgives them. They have committed sins which means they are saved by grace, through faith. Their theology involves "sin" which means they are believers. Once that occurs, the sins of UNC are forgiven.
Here is an aside that might make their philosophy clearer. The governor of Alabama gets it on with an assistant, is caught but is forgiven the "sins" as he has taken care of the sin (he's a believer). Clear as mud, right?
There are many issues but plausible too when you think of the "right wing" Christians in particular. They operate with what I call the "sins" life philosophy. Even though UNC has cheated, God forgives them. They have committed sins which means they are saved by grace, through faith. Their theology involves "sin" which means they are believers. Once that occurs, the sins of UNC are forgiven.
Here is an aside that might make their philosophy clearer. The governor of Alabama gets it on with an assistant, is caught but is forgiven the "sins" as he has taken care of the sin (he's a believer). Clear as mud, right?
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