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This needs to be cleaned up a considerable amount. At the moment it seems to be nothing more than poorly veiled antisemitism. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.220.187.219 ( talk) 00:48, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
Actually you know what, this whole article needs to be rewritten, or scratched altogether. It is not written in a very encyclopedic style, is biased, and includes things that have absolutely no factual basis, i.e. "Bokonic". 71.220.187.219 ( talk) 00:54, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
This entire section is pure anti-semitism! "Jews have no dominant figures to rally behind"?! This is completely biased, and I am incredibly offended. Please get rid of this section —Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.56.251.144 ( talk) 03:55, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
IMHO, this section reflects the author's ignorance rather than malice. There does seem to be a strong impression that the absence of overtly Jewish-themed mascots, relative to the much more abundant Christian-themed mascots, is out of proportion to the relative Jewish population of the USA, and possibly other English-speaking countries. Is that impression confirmed by reputable published research? If so, this would be the place to cite such research, and perhaps summarize the opinions of subject-matter experts as to why that is so. With such rewritten content as a start, this section would be worth keeping. Whether this section should retain the title "Other Religions", however, depends on whether notable and verifiable content for multiple "other" religions can be provided; as written now, the content mentions only Judaism, plus the dubious claim that "magic" is a religion. ( 4.248.222.171 ( talk) 06:06, 14 September 2010 (UTC))
There's no supported assertion here that "magic" is a religion. Unless some source can be given that these teams were indeed named after religiously-inspired concepts, they shouldn't be included in the article; ergo, I have removed them for the time being. Hopefully, this isn't controversial; if it is, I'd be happy to discuss it here. Cheers, Zaldax ( talk) 18:57, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
What is the religious significance of knights, lions, and monarchs? I worked at a high school on an Indian reservation whose nickname was the Knights, which was depicted as a typical knight in armor with some Native American trappings. I very much doubt there was any religious implications intended. Wschart ( talk) 19:10, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
A see also link was placed on one of the articles I edit, leading me here. Certainly needs a lot of work, so I will do some. A definition of religious symbolism cannot be so broad as to include knights and monarchs unless the team uses specifically religious images, e.g. a cross on a flag or armor. However, crusaders were specifically "holy warriors".-- WriterArtistDC ( talk) 16:49, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Withdrawn WriterArtistDC ( talk) 01:46, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
Religious symbolism in U.S. sports team names and mascots → List of U.S. sports team names and mascots derived from religious symbolism – Clarifying that this is a list article WriterArtistDC ( talk) 00:36, 16 October 2021 (UTC) — Relisting. User:力 (power~enwiki, π, ν) 02:23, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
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This needs to be cleaned up a considerable amount. At the moment it seems to be nothing more than poorly veiled antisemitism. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.220.187.219 ( talk) 00:48, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
Actually you know what, this whole article needs to be rewritten, or scratched altogether. It is not written in a very encyclopedic style, is biased, and includes things that have absolutely no factual basis, i.e. "Bokonic". 71.220.187.219 ( talk) 00:54, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
This entire section is pure anti-semitism! "Jews have no dominant figures to rally behind"?! This is completely biased, and I am incredibly offended. Please get rid of this section —Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.56.251.144 ( talk) 03:55, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
IMHO, this section reflects the author's ignorance rather than malice. There does seem to be a strong impression that the absence of overtly Jewish-themed mascots, relative to the much more abundant Christian-themed mascots, is out of proportion to the relative Jewish population of the USA, and possibly other English-speaking countries. Is that impression confirmed by reputable published research? If so, this would be the place to cite such research, and perhaps summarize the opinions of subject-matter experts as to why that is so. With such rewritten content as a start, this section would be worth keeping. Whether this section should retain the title "Other Religions", however, depends on whether notable and verifiable content for multiple "other" religions can be provided; as written now, the content mentions only Judaism, plus the dubious claim that "magic" is a religion. ( 4.248.222.171 ( talk) 06:06, 14 September 2010 (UTC))
There's no supported assertion here that "magic" is a religion. Unless some source can be given that these teams were indeed named after religiously-inspired concepts, they shouldn't be included in the article; ergo, I have removed them for the time being. Hopefully, this isn't controversial; if it is, I'd be happy to discuss it here. Cheers, Zaldax ( talk) 18:57, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
What is the religious significance of knights, lions, and monarchs? I worked at a high school on an Indian reservation whose nickname was the Knights, which was depicted as a typical knight in armor with some Native American trappings. I very much doubt there was any religious implications intended. Wschart ( talk) 19:10, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
A see also link was placed on one of the articles I edit, leading me here. Certainly needs a lot of work, so I will do some. A definition of religious symbolism cannot be so broad as to include knights and monarchs unless the team uses specifically religious images, e.g. a cross on a flag or armor. However, crusaders were specifically "holy warriors".-- WriterArtistDC ( talk) 16:49, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Withdrawn WriterArtistDC ( talk) 01:46, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
Religious symbolism in U.S. sports team names and mascots → List of U.S. sports team names and mascots derived from religious symbolism – Clarifying that this is a list article WriterArtistDC ( talk) 00:36, 16 October 2021 (UTC) — Relisting. User:力 (power~enwiki, π, ν) 02:23, 31 October 2021 (UTC)