tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660901311853360160.post1021428502036307225..comments2023-05-08T05:02:15.918-07:00Comments on Free Lemming: Sports as Inherently WesternUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660901311853360160.post-91691071258590626992009-11-22T11:30:25.073-08:002009-11-22T11:30:25.073-08:00They are believed to have been banned by Christian...They are believed to have been banned by Christian Emperor Theodosius, though there is no official record. The fact that the ancient Olympics ended when Christianity became the state religion can only be explained in two ways - either there was an official ban or the mentality became so fucked-up that people voluntarily abandoned the Olympics. In both cases Christianity sucks, though the second version is less probable, since I doubt that that tradition could have died out so easily.Reaganxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11767392975509574516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660901311853360160.post-5833784776451896052009-11-22T04:52:23.027-08:002009-11-22T04:52:23.027-08:00The Christians in the Roman Empire banned the Olym...The Christians in the Roman Empire banned the Olympics - what is your source for his? It's pretty interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com