The NFL (No Fun League) has demanded that an Indianapolis church cancel a superbowl party because it violates copyright infringement restrictions. Click HERE to read the story from CNN. The church backed down on charging people admission and using the actual words "Super Bowl." But that wasn't enough for the poverty stricken NFL. The church was planning on showing the game via a LCD projector on a large screen. The NFL states the law only permits public showings of the super bowl on tv sets smaller than 55 inches. The church ended up cancelling the party because those restrictions would make viewing the game difficult for the large number of people they were expecting.The hypocritical thing is that the NFL allows bars and sports themed resturaunts to be exempt from the 55 inch rule and allows them to charge admission. So the only public gathering place to watch the super bowl with your family, according to the NFL, is at an alcholic establishment where kids are verboten anyway. I am a football fan and I've seen the NFL and the beer industry get cozier and cozier for years. But now they are actually antogonizing and attacking those cultural and religious institutions that possess an opposing moral code. The NFL officials found out about the party by viewing the church's website. They were proactively searching for religious offenders.
The NFL's greed would be bad enough...but that they are selectively greedy at the expense of religious organizations is inexcusable. If the NFL continues this policy then Christians should stand up everywhere and voice their concern. If the NFL foolishly ignores such concerns then Christians everywhere should be duty bound to boycott this organization that attacks the Church in such a callous and blunt manner.
