Christianity and chess

"Wives, submit to your husbands" - Ephesians 5:22

As long as believers keep their queen submissive to their king, all should be well. 😵

There actually was a time in history when the pope had declared chess forbidden.Along with all other games,I think.
Games are bad,bad,very bad......

If by chess you mean the game that cheers men's souls, that smoothes out the tensions of the day, that gives gentle perspective to one's view of life, then I am for it. But if by chess you mean the devil's game that rends families, destroys careers and ruins one's ability to work, then I am against it.


(With apologies to Fuller Warren.)
http://www.bible.org/illus/e/e-48.htm

Originally posted by Paul Dirac
"Wives, submit to your husbands" - Ephesians 5:22

As long as believers keep their queen submissive to their king, all should be well. 😵

Originally posted by kirksey957
Sounded a little bit like Cribs.

Originally posted by dfm65
So Cribs' 'stable management' is endorsed by the Bible?

Originally posted by Cribs
Jesus had him a stable of 12 disciples that went out fishin' fo' him
and spreadin' tha Word. Plus he was born up in one.

Cribs

Originally posted by dfm65
don't forget he annointed their feet with perfumed oil, not to mention dying a horrible death for them - you do that for your stable?

Originally posted by Cribs
Yo, I bail 'em outta jail when they get in trouble. That's about tha same thing.

Cribs

do unto others as you would have done unto you -
no wants to be checkmated, or have their pieces taken, so Christians should refrain from this.

Originally posted by dfm65
It seems to me that Christian chess players, if they are to be true to their ethos, should behave as follows when playing:

do unto others as you would have done unto you -
no wants to be checkmated, or have their pieces taken, so Christians should refrain from this.

if you're slapped on the cheek, turn the other cheek
so, if someone takes your piece, ...[text shortened]... ot covet thy neighbour's wife
the queen is the wife of the neighboring king...so is off limits

Originally posted by arrakis
Dude... the high council has made a special place for you and ALL the other people who are obsessed with their beliefs! Your thread belongs in the Spirituality forum!!! 😠

So GO THERE!!!

Originally posted by Nordlys
This thread was started in July 2004. The Spirituality forum was founded in March 2005. It's pretty hard to post in a forum before it comes into existence.