Don't sports bars, restaurants, etc, have to pay for the rights to show games?........
I think so and this church was also trying to make a profit and should have to pay for the rights too. Is one thing when an entity or a person willingly gives to the church but you can't take it from them and you shouldn't whine when they don't put out.
Any bar or commercial establishment pays cable/satellite fees based on the number of seats (not customers) in their establishment. Big sports bars pay big cable fees.
What part if any of that fee goes to the NFL, I don't know, but the TV networks definitely get a cut of it which is fair since they pay the NFL big bucks for broadcast rights.