Bill to Put Super Bowl Parties Back into Churches

[The Straight Story]

Bill to Put Super Bowl Parties Back into Churches


Following the Giants upset on Super Bowl Sunday, a top Republican official introduced a bill this week that would allow churches to show the big game on big screens.

Under the legislation by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) of the Senate Judiciary Committee, religious organizations that want to show professional football games would be declared exempt, as reported by The Washington Post.

"The legislation simply provides churches with a limited yet justifiable exemption to allow them to bring their congregation together to watch the Super Bowl," said Specter on Monday. "In a time when our country is divided by war and anxious about a fluctuating economy, these types of events give people a reason to come together in the spirit of camaraderie."

The bill comes as several churches across the country canceled their annual Super Bowl fellowships this past Sunday in fear of lawsuits for copyright violations.

The National Football League has warned churches that showing the Super Bowl game on TV screens larger than 55 inches and in a space more than 2,000 square feet violates the league's copyright. Only sports bars and other businesses that televise sports regularly are allowed mass viewing of the games.

http://www.christianpost.com/article/20080207/31112_Bill_to_Put_Super_Bowl_Parties_Back_into_Churches.htm

[kikiek]

1. That pagan Clinton. There he goes again. Everything he does is evil.

:evilgrin:

[rzemanfl]

2. So why not a sports bar/Church? Praise the Lord and pass the

peanuts.