Mormons Vs. Mormons! Who Should God Root For?
Posted on November 21, 2008
Filed Under Media, Reading List | By Ester Bloom
The New York Times today covers a fascinating dilemma for the Lord: When BYU, an officially Mormon school, competes against the University of Utah, a mostly-Mormon-but-also-Christian public school, in their annual “Holy War,” is a victory predetermined by the guy upstairs? It’s a sensitive subject:
“Obviously, if you do what’s right on and off the field, I think the Lord steps in and plays a part in it,” said Collie, the Cougars’ leading receiver this season. “Magic happens.”
That comment has not been forgotten by the Utes.
“It definitely rubs guys the wrong way,” said Utah defensive end Paul Kruger, who is Mormon. “We’ve got guys who go to chapel every day after practice, people who are doing good things up here. People think that just because they go to a religious school, God’s blessed them with success.”
Perhaps religious schools should only play heathen liberal arts colleges. We certainly don’t want a good-natured “Holy War” to evolve into a “Thirty Years War,” now do we?
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