I love watching and following sports just as much as you. But as a society, in general, I sometimes feel that we have lost touch with what is important. With 13 NFL games on Christmas Eve and 1 Christmas Day along with the NBA kicking its season off with three games, it seems like sports are the reason for the season, rather than celebrating this “holi(y)-day”, or visiting with family and friends.
I’m not a fan of that because many people will be distracted from celebrating Christmas with family and friends in favour of watching sports. This is something, that can be done the other 363 days of the year. Christmas is one day (and another for Christmas Eve). Not only that, the players and everyone else involved with the game all miss out on celebrating Christmas with their loved ones, too.
I feel religion is the reason for the season and we can’t lose sight of that. Watching sports on Christmas can make that more difficult to do. While I concede that not everyone is religious, and I respect that, there are many more people who do than do not celebrate some form of religious holiday.
What do you think? Have your say here.
…and that is the Last Word.
