Comments on: Super Bowl parties in the stake center! http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/02/21/super-bowl-parties-in-the-stake-center/ an unseemly mix of politics and Mormonism Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:23:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Mike L. http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/02/21/super-bowl-parties-in-the-stake-center/comment-page-1/#comment-3543 Mike L. Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:59:59 +0000 http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/02/21/super-bowl-parties-in-the-stake-center/#comment-3543 Well now it makes a little more sense, but I stand by my confused comment in #1. I still don't think this should rise to the level of being of a concern from any member of congress. I still don't see why a church should be given special considerations from any other public place. I still don't understand why churches are showing the super bowl. I can see the sign outside the church: "Come worship with us, and then see the Patriots put the smack down on our big screen!" Yes, I know LDS churches sometimes show BYU games, but it's not on Sunday and there is at least a common thread there (LDS and BYU), and it usually happens because the game is not available otherwise. Well now it makes a little more sense, but I stand by my confused comment in #1.

I still don’t think this should rise to the level of being of a concern from any member of congress.

I still don’t see why a church should be given special considerations from any other public place.

I still don’t understand why churches are showing the super bowl. I can see the sign outside the church: “Come worship with us, and then see the Patriots put the smack down on our big screen!” Yes, I know LDS churches sometimes show BYU games, but it’s not on Sunday and there is at least a common thread there (LDS and BYU), and it usually happens because the game is not available otherwise.

]]> By: David Bowie http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/02/21/super-bowl-parties-in-the-stake-center/comment-page-1/#comment-3538 David Bowie Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:24:12 +0000 http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/02/21/super-bowl-parties-in-the-stake-center/#comment-3538 Re: no LDS unit sanctioning a Superbowl party, i don't know--i've been in a couple wards where the bishop might well have been happy to preempt Sunday School for the big game... Re: no LDS unit sanctioning a Superbowl party, i don’t know–i’ve been in a couple wards where the bishop might well have been happy to preempt Sunday School for the big game…

]]> By: David H. Sundwall http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/02/21/super-bowl-parties-in-the-stake-center/comment-page-1/#comment-3536 David H. Sundwall Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:45:41 +0000 http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/02/21/super-bowl-parties-in-the-stake-center/#comment-3536 Porter, That's a avery astute point. While it does seem like a silly issue I could see that as the reasoning behind the Senator's involvement. One of Sen. Hatch's big issues is copyright law. And while I'm sure President Monson is not asking him to allow Super Bowl parties in ward houses, I bet you are correct that the Senator is concerned that churches can dinged for showing movies and other copyrighted materials. Porter,

That’s a avery astute point. While it does seem like a silly issue I could see that as the reasoning behind the Senator’s involvement.

One of Sen. Hatch’s big issues is copyright law. And while I’m sure President Monson is not asking him to allow Super Bowl parties in ward houses, I bet you are correct that the Senator is concerned that churches can dinged for showing movies and other copyrighted materials.

]]> By: Porter Rockwell http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/02/21/super-bowl-parties-in-the-stake-center/comment-page-1/#comment-3533 Porter Rockwell Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:33:10 +0000 http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/02/21/super-bowl-parties-in-the-stake-center/#comment-3533 Hatch cares because he wants to make sure the law does not head in the direction on not allowing copywrited programing, live or otherwise, to be shown to Church groups.. i.e. still wants it to be legal to have a Young Men Young Women movie night when they show "Napoleon Dynamite" on a big screen in the gym.. or to be able to show a short scene from the movie "Joseph and the amazing technicolor Dreamcoat" in Sunday School class.. You get my point.. while no LDS unit would sanction a Sunday Superbowl party.. we may want to all gather in the cultural hall one Saturday evening and watch BYU in a bowl game.. and not have to worry about it being illegal Hatch cares because he wants to make sure the law does not head in the direction on not allowing copywrited programing, live or otherwise, to be shown to Church groups.. i.e. still wants it to be legal to have a Young Men Young Women movie night when they show “Napoleon Dynamite” on a big screen in the gym.. or to be able to show a short scene from the movie “Joseph and the amazing technicolor Dreamcoat” in Sunday School class..

You get my point.. while no LDS unit would sanction a Sunday Superbowl party.. we may want to all gather in the cultural hall one Saturday evening and watch BYU in a bowl game.. and not have to worry about it being illegal

]]> By: Dennis Wendt http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/02/21/super-bowl-parties-in-the-stake-center/comment-page-1/#comment-3531 Dennis Wendt Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:04:21 +0000 http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/02/21/super-bowl-parties-in-the-stake-center/#comment-3531 Amen to above confused comment. What a joke! Amen to above confused comment.

What a joke!

]]> By: Mike L. http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/02/21/super-bowl-parties-in-the-stake-center/comment-page-1/#comment-3529 Mike L. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:48:35 +0000 http://www.asoftanswer.com/2008/02/21/super-bowl-parties-in-the-stake-center/#comment-3529 ??? I'm confused on so many levels. Why does congress care? Why are churches showing the super-bowl? Why does Hatch care about churches being able to show the super bowl? Why does the NFL require that it be only churches and not other organizations? Like I said: ??? ???

I’m confused on so many levels. Why does congress care? Why are churches showing the super-bowl? Why does Hatch care about churches being able to show the super bowl? Why does the NFL require that it be only churches and not other organizations? Like I said:

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