Why do I like our church? Well, for one thing, during yesterday's service there was not one mention of the Super Bowl. :)
I did afterwards, in the form of a friend who is a florist commenting that she had the day off because no one schedules a wedding during the Super Bowl, which led Porter to comment that Super Bowl Sunday may be the only holiday truly observed and respected in America.
Although we watched only about 30 seconds of the game, that half-minute included the game-winning touchdown. Porter feels towards the Steelers only slightly better than he does towards the Yankees, but I send congratulations to all of our Pittsburgh-area, and Pittsburgh ex-pat, friends.
With a hat-tip to Bill H., another Steeler fan, here's the Super Bowl ad you didn't see. I believe NBC should have the right to choose the ads it shows, but I like this one, so you can see it here. No ad revenues generated. :) It's safer to watch it right from here; if you go to the YouTube site itself, I recommend avoiding the viewer comments, and I don't vouch for any other videos that might be suggested.
Well, our pastor did mention the super bowl, but he tied it in nicely with your post's title. He mentioned that this past Christmas Eve sported the largest crowds he'd ever seen in our local grocery store. His son, who works in that store, told him that Super Bowl Eve was even more crowded than that.
I can't see our pastor mentioning the Super Bowl, even if his sermon wasn't on 1. Corinthians 13:4-7... and if he did, the reference would be lost on about half the congregation.
Personally, I hold no animosity to the Steelers, but would have preferred the underdog to win. Even if, as the newspapers here like to point out, Roethlisberger has Swiss ancestry.
