- Joined
- Sep 2, 2003
As a Christian, I like to write famous Christians and encourage them. Which figure skaters are known to be Christians?
The pendant is from her grandmother who, I believe, still resides in China. Entirely speculative, but sometimes immigrants don't keep the native religion through the second generation (as Michelle is).Grgranny said:I am thinking Michelle is some kind of Buddhist or something like that. I know she usually wears a pendant from her grandmother that is some kind of oriental religion. I could be wrong but I'm fairly certain. You really don't hear much about their religion. Which is understandable since they are judged so much on whatever they do.
lisadotdash said:Christian as in faith, hope and charity and giving prayerful consideration to life? Sasha and Sarah/Emily are Jewish aren't they? After years of this lifestyle, they would probably meet the above criteria.
attyfan said:Depends on how you define "Christian". Michelle Kwan is extremely quiet; based on some quotes regarding her family's Christmas celebrations, I assume that she is a Christian of some type. Paul Wylie is what is usually termed an "evangelical" or "born again" Christian. Tim Goebel is Catholic; he prays before each skate. Tara is also Catholic. Don't know about any others.
Vash01 said:I feel uncomfortable about this topic. Majority of people in this country were brought up as Christians (other religions are in the minority), so it is not unusual to see many US skaters with Christian beliefs. With the number of immigrants increasing you see some other religions in the country. Why should that be a factor for a skater? I see religious practice as something personal/private and I don't feel comfortable discussing those practices for skaters. Some eastern religions are very tolerant of other religions, and some practices are even inclusive/universal, so it does not really matter what label one chooses (or no label). Many non-Christians celebrate Christmas, and have a Christmas tree, so that alone would not be a criterion to determine one's religion (I only mentioned this because it was mentioned by someone).
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I would rather encourage a skater because of his/her skating/personality, but not because of his/her religion.swizzletwizzle said:As a Christian, I like to write famous Christians and encourage them. Which figure skaters are known to be Christians?
Evdokia said:I would rather encourage a skater because of his/her skating/personality, but not because of his/her religion.