U12 team singing holy song after a game

RebelButtMunch

Here's a new one on me.
After a recent U12 match the opponents gathered in a huddle and sang a song that was all about Jesus and Amen.

Initial thought was ,thats a bit full on, but later I started to think it's a bit weird and actually not in the spirit of inclusiveness.

Any one else come across this?

Bonniedog

RebelButtMunch wrote: »

Here's a new one on me.
After a recent U12 match the opponents gathered in a huddle and sang a song that was all about Jesus and Amen.

Initial thought was ,thats a bit full on, but later I started to think it's a bit weird and actually not in the spirit of inclusiveness.

Any one else come across this?

Was team made up of evangelical Christians?

Doesn't really sound like a Catholic thing to me!

As for inclusiveness, it is not a one way street.

RebelButtMunch

Bonniedog wrote: »

Was team made up of evangelical Christians?

Doesn't really sound like a Catholic thing to me!

As for inclusiveness, it is not a one way street.

The club are just a regular local club. I've never heard them at that before.

OldMrBrennan83

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Bonniedog

Sounds weird. Our young fellas would have beaten heads off us if we got them to sing a hymn!


Assuming by regular, you mean not non Irish, who do like the old hymn singing and testifying!


Not really an irish Catholic thing.

RebelButtMunch

It's a sport not a Sunday school.

Religion should have nothing to do with it.
What if there were non Christian parents there for a look to see if it's good for their child to join. They'd likely be put off

Bonniedog

I agree it is strange and not appropriate.

Squatter

RebelButtMunch wrote: »

Religion should have nothing to do with it.
What if there were non Christian parents there for a look to see if it's good for their child to join. They'd likely be put off

Perhaps that's the subtle intention.

Bonniedog

Davy fitz might try a few hymns next time! Or voodoo or something ...

Xenophile

'God Save The Queen' is a HolySong

If the boys song is respectful let them sing away or for that matter at home games too.

RebelButtMunch

Xenophile wrote: »

'God Save The Queen' is a HolySong

If the boys song is respectful let them sing away or for that matter at home games too.

That's not the same as a praise jesus song

LoughNeagh2017

Is it much different than having to say a morning prayer at school every morning? The Hail Mary is one of the few bits of Irish i can speak.

huskerdu

LoughNeagh2017 wrote: »

Is it much different than having to say a morning prayer at school every morning? The Hail Mary is one of the few bits of Irish i can speak.

Hail Mary is a Catholic prayer which is only said by Catholics. Non Catholics dont say this .
A GAA team singing an Christian hymn is a message that non Christians are not welcome

There is no way it would be acceptable in our GAA club.

Clareman

I remember having a mass said for the Harty team in Flannan's but that was a majorily Catholic church, I can never remember any religion involved afterwards. Was there a sick child or something that they were praying for? Sounds very strange to me