For those churches wanting to hold a Super Bowl party at the church as a party or outreach event, you now have the permission of the National Football League. According to this article from OneNewsNow.com:
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell recently stated churches can now watch
the Super Bowl live as long as they do not charge an attendance fee.
John Whitehead of The Rutherford Institute is thankful for the change.
"Well, churches can now have football parties and show the Super Bowl
on a screen larger than 55 inches," he explains. "It's taken two years,
basically, of the Rutherford Institute harassing them."
Whitehead notes the conditions. "As long as the viewings are free and
they're on the premises of the church," he points out. "So it's legal
now and you can do it. The NFL will not harass you."
However, you might want to check first with the Internet Monk, who recently received a memo from God. He says (tongue in cheek) that God wants to make sure that churches have church on Sunday night and not do the Super Bowl Party.
Bottom line: Ok with the NFL. Maybe not with God... if you're a real church... who really loves Jesus.
