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  2. Religious symbolism in U.S. sports team names and mascots

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    Participation in sports either as a player or a fan is a significant determinant of social status for college students, in particular for men. [4] The most popular category of sports mascots are animals, with Eagles (symbolic of America) at the top of the list followed by Tigers, Bulldogs and Panthers (symbolic of aggression).

  3. Muscular Christianity - Wikipedia

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    Statue of Thomas Hughes at Rugby School.Hughes's 1857 novel Tom Brown's School Days did much to promote muscular Christianity throughout the English-speaking world.. Muscular Christianity is a religious movement that originated in England in the mid-19th century, characterized by a belief in patriotic duty, discipline, self-sacrifice, masculinity, and the moral and physical beauty of athleticism.

  4. Christianity and association football - Wikipedia

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    Following the adoption of the Sheffield rules and formation of The Football Association in England, a number of football clubs were founded by churches. Everton Football Club were founded in 1879 at St. Domingo's Methodist Church. [4] The Reverend Ben Chambers was an advocate of Muscular Christianity, encouraging healthy minds and healthy ...

  5. Accommodation (religion) - Wikipedia

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    Thus, there are two possible kinds of Biblical accommodation: one which holds that merely the expressive form of the Bible is modified to accord with human capacities; and a stronger version, which holds that the content of the Bible is modified to conform with human perceptions of divine reality, to the extent that it may be literally false.

  6. Training camp (NFL) - Wikipedia

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    The OTAs are the only practices between the end of the previous season and the start of training camp. Players new to the NFL attend seminars and lectures organized by the NFL from mid-June to mid-July. Veteran players use the off time to sponsor football camps for children, golf outings for charity, or even some family time. [citation needed]

  7. Student center - Wikipedia

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    Student Activity Center on the campus of Texas Tech University. A student center (or student centre) is a type of building found on university and some high school campuses. In the United States, such a building may also be called a student union, student commons, or union.

  8. Stanley E. Porter - Wikipedia

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    Porter is widely renown in biblical studies for his prolific research and publication output. As of 2024, he has authored or co-authored more than 35 books and monographs, 120 articles in academic journals and periodicals, and 300 chapters in books or edited volumes.

  9. Edward Robinson (scholar) - Wikipedia

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    Edward Robinson (April 10, 1794 – January 27, 1863) was an American biblical scholar known for his magnum opus, Biblical Researches in Palestine, the first major work in biblical geography and biblical archaeology, which earned him the epithets "Father of Biblical Geography" and "Founder of Modern Palestinology."