The first thing Colts' owner Jim Irsay did upon the Colts winning the AFC Championship was to praise God. Suddenly, however, it seems the the NFL is having problems with God's involvement in the Super Bowl.
The past week the Fall Creek Baptist Church in Indianapolis got an overnight Fed Ex letter telling them that they were not allowed to show the Super Bowl and have a Super Bowl celebration at their church. The phrase "Super Bowl" is copyrighted and no one outside the NFL is allowed to use it. So, I hope that if you are having a Super Bowl party you aren't calling it a Super Bowl party and if you have a TV screen 55 inches or over, you aren't having folks over.
The NFL seems to have this issue with God of late. Some churches are ignoring the ruling. St. Savior Roman Catholic Church in Brooklyn, New York is going to go ahead with their group. I suspect it's not as big an event as Fall Creek Baptist was planning and they only have a 48" TV, so the pastor of the church thinks that they are okay. Maybe the NFL police will show up, however, and take them on. It might be interesting.
I think that the NFL has bigger issues than the Super Bowl being shown in churches.
Tank Johnson of the Bears has been arrested three times in the last year and a half. Now he's up on very serious gun possession charges. And he's being allowed to travel to Florida and play. Why? He shouldn't be there. The NFL can't figure out why players keep getting in trouble and part of the problem is that they don't police themselves. The Bengals, this past year, were a disaster. They not only led the league on botched kicks but they also led the league in arrests. Thankfully, the NFL let all the players continue playing.
This is the league that brought us Janet Jackson's breast. All those who think that it really was an accident, please line up on that wall. The wall with the sign "Naive Fools." Anyone who actually watched it knew better. There is an event tonight with a gathering of ladies who have posed in Penthouse in support of the Super Bowl.
The NFL said that they are concerned about products linking themselves to the NFL and thus their enforcement in churches. Of course, Jim Irsay will probably be fined for praising God enabling them to win the AFC Championship. Let us hope that if the Colts win, Tony Dungy is careful with his God-talk. Tank Johnson may be able to show up and not have a problem, but Dungy may end up being suspended next year if he is overly grateful to God.
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