NFL Decides to Allow Churches to Host Super Bowl Parties

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Posted Feb 21st 2008 12:18PM by Ryan Wilson
Filed under: NFL Fans, Super Bowl

Remember last year, when the NFL ordered churches to cancel Super Bowl parties shown on television screens exceeding 55 inches? Savvy PR move, that. Actually, the league has a right to dictate how its product is presented, but this was probably an instance where it would've made more sense to just let it go. Guess what? The NFL has decided to ... just let it go:

In a letter to U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league will no longer object to "live showings -- regardless of screen size -- of the Super Bowl" by religious organizations, The Washington Post reported.

The reason this was even an issue is because of an NFL policy that organizations showing public viewing of games on televisions larger than 55 inches violates the league's copyright. With one exception: sports bars.

You know, because nothing quiets churchgoers like knowing that it's illegal for them to congregate for a once-a-year football game while it's perfectly acceptable to mosey down to Moe's for a few pops -- with kids in tow -- and do just that. And that probably had something to do with the NFL's change of heart.

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