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Church To Defy NFL, Show Super Bowl With Projector
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| February 2, 2007
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Posted on 02/04/2007 6:28:00 AM PST by mcg2000
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posted on
02/04/2007 6:28:02 AM PST
by
mcg2000
To: mcg2000
Great! Nice to see they have a spine.
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posted on
02/04/2007 6:28:44 AM PST
by
zook
(America going insane - "Do you read Sutter Caine?)
To: mcg2000
I think this is an easy decision. There's no way the NFL will sue a church for showing the Superbowl. I suspect the lawyer who sent the initial warning has already been reprimanded.
To: mcg2000
Now if we could get churches to stand up for moral rectitude, that would be something!
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posted on
02/04/2007 6:31:05 AM PST
by
Mr Ramsbotham
(Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
To: mcg2000
I thought the NFL recanted and said these churches could go ahead and have their superbowl parties with large screens.
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posted on
02/04/2007 6:32:12 AM PST
by
TomGuy
To: mcg2000
...saying it is taking "a stand for what's right." Render unto Caeser that which is Caesers. The NFL is protected by copyright laws so how about abiding by them?
To: mcg2000
saying it is taking "a stand for what's right." Great...now we have churches teaching their flock that it's OK to steal.
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posted on
02/04/2007 6:33:25 AM PST
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: zook
Well I am glad the NFL will allow me to watch the game on my personal TV today. Are they wanting a portion of the football pools friends will start, dictate what kind of pizza, beer and cola I can have while watching the game?
The NFL makes so much money. Don't they realize the end to their means are the FANS???
I admit I'm addicted to football. Can I bring a class action suit against the NFL?
I do think I'm going to go nuts thought when they should one of their "community service" ads showing one of their "stars" serving soup in a soup line at the local baptist church!
GO BEARS!
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posted on
02/04/2007 6:33:28 AM PST
by
not2worry
( What goes around comes around!)
To: TomGuy
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posted on
02/04/2007 6:34:04 AM PST
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: Drango
People gathering to watch TV in a church is not stealing.
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posted on
02/04/2007 6:35:07 AM PST
by
zook
(America going insane - "Do you read Sutter Caine?)
To: Drango
Great...now we have churches teaching their flock that it's OK to steal.If these folks aren't Nielsen homes, how are they stealing?
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posted on
02/04/2007 6:35:09 AM PST
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: mcg2000
The statement said the NFL "has absolutely no objection to churches and others hosting Super Bowl viewing parties as long as they do not charge admission... Fine, then charge for the munchies.
To: mcg2000
New spin on an old joke: what's the difference between a lawyer for the NFL, and God?
God does not think he is a lawyer for the NFL.
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posted on
02/04/2007 6:37:10 AM PST
by
Bernard
(Immigration should be rare, safe and legal.)
To: mcg2000
Hooray for an organization with guts. There will probably be about eight million sports bars showing the program on projection TVs, why not a church? Stuff the NFL on this one.
To: mcg2000
This week, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league's long-standing policy is to ban "mass out-of-home viewing" of the Super Bowl. An exception is made for sports bars and other businesses that show televised sports as a part of their everyday operations. Let me get this straight. The NFL has no problem if you go out to a sports bar to watch the game, drink and then drive yourself home. However, if you want to go to a church, watch the game and be exposed to the word of God, then the NFL will see you in court. Good luck with that litigation, NFL, you will need it.
To: mewzilla
I've read some and believe the NFL is in the right, not the churches mentioned. The NFL is bascially saying you can have an entire city watch the game on tv, but you can't charge any of those persons a fee for watching the game.
The churches cancelling the parties must've been planning to charge a fee. It's an easy work around if their intentions were non-profit.
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posted on
02/04/2007 6:38:28 AM PST
by
mcg2000
(New Orleans: The city that declared Jihad on The Red Cross.)
To: mcg2000
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posted on
02/04/2007 6:39:28 AM PST
by
TomGuy
To: mcg2000
Huh? You made all that up out of thin air.
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posted on
02/04/2007 6:40:59 AM PST
by
savedbygrace
(SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
To: TomGuy
They did, early yesterday - the only thing that can't be done is "charge admission".
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posted on
02/04/2007 6:41:30 AM PST
by
xcamel
(Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
To: TomGuy
I don't believe it's damage control .... spoke to a few friends and they've said their churches charge $5-10 per person for food (dontations) and the money goes towards "renting" the room.
Just because a group is listed as a "church", doesn't necessarily means it's ethical. I for one have no problems with the NFL and what they're doing.
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posted on
02/04/2007 6:42:54 AM PST
by
mcg2000
(New Orleans: The city that declared Jihad on The Red Cross.)
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