Comments on: On Loving the Packers http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/02/on-loving-the-packers/ A First Things Blog Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:35:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Truth Unites... and Divides http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/02/on-loving-the-packers/#comment-17010 Truth Unites... and Divides Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:25:56 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=10052#comment-17010 <b>JMR</b>: "<i>Of all the loves, Packer-love must be the least important, but it is love after all."</i> I don't know if it "must be" the least important love, but it certainly is a love. I too was rooting for the Packers, and I too was very glad that they won. But I give a lot of credit to Ben Roethlisberger for leading the Steelers back and almost winning the game. If it wasn't for the Steelers' turnovers, it could very well have been a different result. JMR: “Of all the loves, Packer-love must be the least important, but it is love after all.”

I don’t know if it “must be” the least important love, but it certainly is a love.

I too was rooting for the Packers, and I too was very glad that they won. But I give a lot of credit to Ben Roethlisberger for leading the Steelers back and almost winning the game. If it wasn’t for the Steelers’ turnovers, it could very well have been a different result.

]]> By: Truth Unites... and Divides http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/02/on-loving-the-packers/#comment-16980 Truth Unites... and Divides Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:35:00 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=10052#comment-16980 That was a great Super Bowl. I'm so glad the Packers won. That was a great Super Bowl. I’m so glad the Packers won.

]]> By: KEITH PAVLISCHEK http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/02/on-loving-the-packers/#comment-16932 KEITH PAVLISCHEK Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:39:18 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=10052#comment-16932 My Family's Credo: Don't mess with: 1. The Holy Trinity 2. The United States Marine Corps 3. The Pittsburgh Steelers. ...even if the Steelers do lose an occasional Super Bowl, now and then. My Family’s Credo:

Don’t mess with:

1. The Holy Trinity
2. The United States Marine Corps
3. The Pittsburgh Steelers.

…even if the Steelers do lose an occasional Super Bowl, now and then.

]]> By: Bryan W http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/02/on-loving-the-packers/#comment-16901 Bryan W Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:26:24 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=10052#comment-16901 Dr. Reynolds- You should return to your upstate NY roots and join the Buffalo Bills' non-bandwagon. Dr. Reynolds-
You should return to your upstate NY roots and join the Buffalo Bills’ non-bandwagon.

]]> By: Orthodoxdj http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/02/on-loving-the-packers/#comment-16896 Orthodoxdj Thu, 10 Feb 2011 02:19:01 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=10052#comment-16896 Andy, Why can't a person love a team? Can one love a pet? Can one love a place? Andy,

Why can’t a person love a team? Can one love a pet? Can one love a place?

]]> By: Tom Gilson http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/02/on-loving-the-packers/#comment-16895 Tom Gilson Thu, 10 Feb 2011 02:08:19 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=10052#comment-16895 As a native of Michigan (MSU grad, not U of M) I can affirm that it is indeed heresy. As a native of Michigan (MSU grad, not U of M) I can affirm that it is indeed heresy.

]]> By: Collin Brendemuehl http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/02/on-loving-the-packers/#comment-16894 Collin Brendemuehl Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:58:48 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=10052#comment-16894 You should see the heresy of Buckeye worship in Columbus. It is something else. :-) You should see the heresy of Buckeye worship in Columbus. It is something else. :-)

]]> By: Stones Cry Out - If they keep silent… » Things Heard: e160v3 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/02/on-loving-the-packers/#comment-16889 Stones Cry Out - If they keep silent… » Things Heard: e160v3 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:47:06 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=10052#comment-16889 [...] More sports talk here. [...] [...] More sports talk here. [...]

]]> By: Wednesday Highlights | Pseudo-Polymath http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/02/on-loving-the-packers/#comment-16888 Wednesday Highlights | Pseudo-Polymath Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:44:54 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=10052#comment-16888 [...] More sports talk here. [...] [...] More sports talk here. [...]

]]> By: Andy Catsimanes http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/02/on-loving-the-packers/#comment-16883 Andy Catsimanes Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:17:03 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=10052#comment-16883 As a sports fan, I hesitate to call lending one's emotional support to a team love. Passion is not the same as willing the good for another. Admiration doesn't equal service. As a sports fan, I hesitate to call lending one’s emotional support to a team love. Passion is not the same as willing the good for another. Admiration doesn’t equal service.

]]> By: Orthodoxdj http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/02/on-loving-the-packers/#comment-16879 Orthodoxdj Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:18:55 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=10052#comment-16879 I'm a die-hard Raiders fan. People think such an affiliation is a violation of my Christian faith. I’m a die-hard Raiders fan. People think such an affiliation is a violation of my Christian faith.

]]> By: Collin Brendemuehl http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/02/on-loving-the-packers/#comment-16877 Collin Brendemuehl Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:00:45 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=10052#comment-16877 As a born-cheesehead, as is my sister Sarah Flashing, our commitment is to furthering the interests of Wisconsin. (At least I hope that is her interest.) That said ... I am disturbed about the reporting of TV viewership in what are reported to be the home cities of the two Super bowl teams. Someone got the bright idea that Milwaukee is the home of the Pack. Sorry to disappoint. But that's the intelligence of today's media. As a born-cheesehead, as is my sister Sarah Flashing, our commitment is to furthering the interests of Wisconsin. (At least I hope that is her interest.) That said …
I am disturbed about the reporting of TV viewership in what are reported to be the home cities of the two Super bowl teams. Someone got the bright idea that Milwaukee is the home of the Pack. Sorry to disappoint. But that’s the intelligence of today’s media.

]]> By: Stephen http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2011/02/on-loving-the-packers/#comment-16876 Stephen Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:40:10 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=10052#comment-16876 With all the mentions of things like NFL greed, I'm surprised that you didn't explicitly mention the one thing that really sets the Packers apart from the league: They are a non-profit organization that is owned by their own fans (or 112,000 of them, at least). With all the mentions of things like NFL greed, I’m surprised that you didn’t explicitly mention the one thing that really sets the Packers apart from the league: They are a non-profit organization that is owned by their own fans (or 112,000 of them, at least).

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