[Apologetics] Super Bowl opens up to people of faith

[Art Kelly]

Super Bowl opens up to people of faith
Jan 31, 2005
By Art Stricklin
 
EDITORS’ NOTE: Art Stricklin, an award-winning
Christian journalist and regular contributor to
Baptist Press, will be reporting from the site of
Super Bowl XXXIX with exclusive coverage on the
spiritual side of the Super Bowl.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. (BP)--After last year’s
internationally televised halftime disaster turned the
Super Bowl into R-rated fare, National Football League
officials have transformed this year’s weeklong event
into one of the most family friendly ever.

While there will be plenty of hard hits and testy
words exchanged between the New England Patriots and
the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX, it will
be preceded by a week that includes prayer services,
athlete testimonies and outreach in Jacksonville, Fla.

“There is an unprecedented level of faith-based
activity involved with the Super Bowl this year,” NFL
spokesman Brian McCarthy said in an interview with
Baptist Press.

The complete article is at
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=20030



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