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From: johnnyr@ihu1m.UUCP (John R. Rosenberg)
Newsgroups: net.misc,net.religion
Subject: john 3:13 at televised sports events
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Date: Mon, 6-May-85 11:20:31 EDT
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Posted: Mon May  6 11:20:31 1985
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Watching the Kentucky Derby Saturday reminded me of a question
that i'd been meaning to ask. As the horses were coming from
the paddock area onto the track, a man wearing a multi-colored
fright wig held up a banner which read John 3:13. He was clearly
located so as to be in the television camera's field of view. I have
noticed this same thing happening at most major televised sports
events. For example, the World Series, Super Bowl etc. Even the Winter
Olympics, near the bobsled/luge run.
 
I know that John 3:13 is the verse beginning "For God so loved the world..."
 
I am curious about what is behind all this, how the sign holders know
just where to stand to be sure they are on TV prominently, and why it
is being done.
 
John Rosenberg  AT&T-NS
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