The Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Indianapolis sits directly across the street from the main gate of the RCA Dome, home of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts in downtown Indianapolis. The church petitioned the National Football League to change the starting time of the Colts Christmas eve game against the Minnesota Vikings. The 4:15 game will interfere with the church's 5:30 Christmas eve mass. The church becomes virtually inaccessible during games due to traffic and parking problems. The team refused to cooperate and NFL spokesman Greg Aiello says the league will not change the time of kickoff. As a result the church will be forced to cancel its traditional Christmas eve service. The controversy has sparked little if any heat in Indianapolis. —Sports Illustrated, November 27, 2000, page 32.
Proverbs 20:6 (NKJV) Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, But who can find a faithful man?
Jim L. Wilson, Fresh Illustrations, (Austin, TX: WORDsearch, 2004), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "CHRISTMAS".
