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Originally Posted by willravel
Whether they are a hub for a community isn't relevant. Parks can be community hubs, too, but holding a large, impromptu church service on the playground would be innapropriate. Churches may have sometimes acted as centers of a community, but they have always been a place of worship. The litteral meaning of "church" is house of god. I know I'm 100% correct on that. The question would be: why has the church the best option for these people to watch a football game? The answer is that the church is not so much a house of god, but more a social club.
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Actually, the church my spouse goes to does hold a service/picnic every September in the public park. If I'm not mistaken, anyone who pays and applies for a permit can conduct services, etc., in a public park.
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Originally Posted by willravel
Again, this isn't really my bag as I've left the church, but football /= worshiping god. When the church has spaghetti dinners or aa meetings they are doing so to bring more people to the faith and help people. This, on the other hand, is simply for entertainment. I would expect that more christians would be up in arms about this.
If it were clear that it was an outreach program and that they actually got permission to play it, maybe taking donations for the poor or something, then I'd think it was a brilliant idea. That's not the case. It's entrtainment and socializing. No god about it.
I don't want this to turn into a discussion about what faith or religion should or shouldn't be. I've already answered those questions for myself and that's for another thread. It makes me chuckle that a football party has started to spark a conversation about the fundamental princeples of religion. TFP has way too many smart people.  |
Of which you are in the higher echelon
But....I think the only gripe that NFL or anyone else could have is promoting what essentially a 'private' party as being connected to a trademarked name, ie; Superbowl(tm).
Actually, I think the dumbest part about it is the '55 inch screen'....kinda blows for anyone who has a home theater.
There's a great deal of socializing within church confines. One nearby has 'movie nights'; another sponsors a Valentine's father-daughter dance and of course, there's Bingo....(although I'm not so sure about that last one being 'wholesome'-ever hear those blue-haired ladies cuss when they lose?)