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The NFL Says No to Religion

By Mark

The NFL may have become the nation's secular religion with its meetings every Sunday and its total dominance of the nation's weekend air waves, but when it comes to the real thing, the league is quick to say no. You would think that with the $5 billion television contracts the NFL has in place, that church gatherings to view Sunday's Big Game (not a NFL trademark) would be too small for the NFL to worry about. You would be wrong.

Last year, you may recall, the NFL sent a letter to a church in Indianapolis warning the church not to show the game on a big screen to a giant crowd of, oh, 400 freaking people, in the church of all places. As a result, churches around the country have decided not to risk challenging the NFL policy by hosting Super Bowl parties and showing games on their big screens. It seems that the NFL only wants its games shown on screens no larger than those found in most homes. Isn't it great when America's League shows such compassion for America's soul?

Full post as published by Sports Biz on February 01, 2008 (boomark / email).