clipped from www.newswithviews.com

"If you can't beat 'em - join 'em." And so, the Church Super Bowl party was born.

Instead of simply staying at home or heading out to some sports bar to watch the game in postponed shame and make apologies or excuses later for choosing football over faith, many decided to just take the big game to church with them as if that somehow made it holy. As the numbers and excitement around megachurch big screens grew, another golden calf emerged.

But of course, those few not given to compromise objected to the idea since it unduly elevated a sporting event to idol status, redirecting Sunday praise and worship, normally reserved for the God of the universe, to the gods of the gridiron where felt needs trump Christian creeds and old school notions like personal sacrifice, sanctification, edification and holiness are sidelined in the interest of expediency and appetite. More, it seemed, needed to be done to bring these objectors onboard the Good Ship Relevance so they'd stop rocking it.