AskCIS #23 | Should I wear rainbow laces?

The Christians in Sport Podcast

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Host Francesca Amiker sits down with directors Joe and Anthony Russo, producer Angela Russo-Otstot, stars Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, and more to uncover how family was the key to building the emotional core of The Electric State . From the Russos’ own experiences growing up in a large Italian family to the film’s central relationship between Michelle and her robot brother Kid Cosmo, family relationships both on and off of the set were the key to bringing The Electric State to life. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts . State Secrets: Inside the Making of The Electric State is produced by Netflix and Treefort Media.…

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In the last few years, we have received several similar questions from elite athletes, students and parents of young sportspeople. They can be summarised in a simple question: "Dear Christians in Sport, should I wear rainbow laces?"
(0:00) - Intro
(0:23) - Today's Question
(0:38) - Response
(0:48) - What is in the background?
(2:10) - What we can affirm
(4:36) - What we cannot affirm
(8:12) - So, what should we do?

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AskCIS #23 | Should I wear rainbow laces?

The Christians in Sport Podcast

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published 2 года назад

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#Sports #Religion #Christianity #Christians In Sport

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