God Can Now Host Super Bowl Parties at His House
Walk Off Balk —
... not object to big-screen viewings in the churches as long as the showings are free and are on premises that the church uses on a "routine and customary" basis. Banning games at churches? That's a new low for the NFL, I would think. It'll be nice to finally get to watch the Super Bowl at my church because when I scream, "Burn in hell ref, you crooked money under the table motherfucker," it's reassuring to know I've got backup from the Man upstairs.Watch The Game Now With Jesus [The Washington Post] ...
Phew! Roger Goodell Isn’t Going To Hell After All
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... According to the WASHINGTON POST, Specter, along with Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), questioned the policy, and Lord Rog is allowing churches to worship at the altar of the prolate spheroid when Super Bowl Sunday rolls around in Tampa next season. ...
NFL gets religion on Bowl showings
SPORTS COUCH POTATO —
... In a letter to Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league would not object to "live showings — regardless of screen size — of the Super Bowl" by religious organizations, The Washington Post reported. ...
Roger Goodell relinquishes a little bit of authority to God
Shutdown Corner —
Just
a little bit, though. It's not like God can get the Sunday Ticket package
without having DirecTV, and there's still no NFL Network in heaven.
We're making strides in that direction, though. Roger Goodell wrote in a letter
to Senator Orrin Hatch that churches would now be allowed to host gatherings to
watch the Super Bowl. Previously, many churches canceled Super Bowl parties
because they were afraid they'd get sued by the NFL.
Not so anymore. From
the Washington Post:
In a statement, Hatch said he was grateful that the ...
NFL CHANGES CHURCH POLICY
ProFootballTalk.com —
... 55 inches. In response, the NFL explained its position and stuck to its guns. The story died before the opening kickoff of the NFL title game in Miami. What a difference a year makes. The story surfaced again prior to Super Bowl XLII between the Giants and the Pats. This time around, however, the media exposure and, apparently, the ensuing pressure from Congress caused the league to cave. In a letter to Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Commissioner Roger Goodell promised to allow “ live showings — regardless of screen size — of the Super Bowl ” by religious organizations. The ...
Consumption of bread and wine to increase at Super Bowl parties
JoeSportsFan.com —
Thanks to Senator Orrin Hatch and some protesters, the NFL will allow churches to host Super Bowl parties with screens in excess of 55 inches. Prior to the decision, the league actually maintained the stance that showing the Super Bowl on a screen larger than 55 inches represents copyright infringement. ...
