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Footballguy
Odd question on the surface. But when you look at the legal aspect, in the eyes of the Government, would it be possible to state you are a follower of football? At the present time, my belief in a God is undetermined, but my belief in man made religion went out the window a long time ago. Maybe it's my desire to find balance that took me so far to the other end of the spectrum.
According to the IRS, to be considered a legal Church you must:
1- Have a distinct legal existence and a religious history. Well the legal existence should be easy to determine, but I'm not sure about tying it in to religious history. (maybe the Immaculate Reception, or the Hail Mary would be suffice) Otherwise, nearly a hundred years of existence should make a solid foundation.
2- A recognized creed and a form of worship. This should be easy to develop a creed. It's just a group of words that defines our belief in football. The form of worship is even easier and would of course include a Saturday and/or Sunday of gathering at a building with others. There may be breaking of bread (in order to insert the ham, roast beef, and cheese) and the drinking of wine (or beer). Many interdenominational Churches have bands and visual interaction during their services. Ours would be similar. In fact a majority the service would be centered around large A/V screens.
3- Established places of Worship Duh, see rule two. Not like you would want to move the beer tap, fryers and big screen tv's every week.
4- A Regular Congregation and a Regular Religious Service I have a feeling there would be a ton of regulars. In fact, the congregation may grow too large. Regular Religious Service? Are you kidding me? I can give you the exact schedule for half of the year. Beyond that, there would be "special" holidays during the March, April, May, June. Let's call them "mock draft days"
5- An Organization of Ordained Ministers. Hmm, Could we get Roger Goodell to visit this site http://www.themonastery.org/ordination. If not, we are going to need a few volunteers. A word of caution, it could take up to 72 hours to process. So, don't wait until Friday night to start this.
Seems simple enough. Who's with me?
According to the IRS, to be considered a legal Church you must:
1- Have a distinct legal existence and a religious history. Well the legal existence should be easy to determine, but I'm not sure about tying it in to religious history. (maybe the Immaculate Reception, or the Hail Mary would be suffice) Otherwise, nearly a hundred years of existence should make a solid foundation.
2- A recognized creed and a form of worship. This should be easy to develop a creed. It's just a group of words that defines our belief in football. The form of worship is even easier and would of course include a Saturday and/or Sunday of gathering at a building with others. There may be breaking of bread (in order to insert the ham, roast beef, and cheese) and the drinking of wine (or beer). Many interdenominational Churches have bands and visual interaction during their services. Ours would be similar. In fact a majority the service would be centered around large A/V screens.
3- Established places of Worship Duh, see rule two. Not like you would want to move the beer tap, fryers and big screen tv's every week.
4- A Regular Congregation and a Regular Religious Service I have a feeling there would be a ton of regulars. In fact, the congregation may grow too large. Regular Religious Service? Are you kidding me? I can give you the exact schedule for half of the year. Beyond that, there would be "special" holidays during the March, April, May, June. Let's call them "mock draft days"
5- An Organization of Ordained Ministers. Hmm, Could we get Roger Goodell to visit this site http://www.themonastery.org/ordination. If not, we are going to need a few volunteers. A word of caution, it could take up to 72 hours to process. So, don't wait until Friday night to start this.
Seems simple enough. Who's with me?
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