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From: dtuttle@uw-june (David C. Tuttle)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: John 3:13 !?!
Message-ID: <40@uw-june>
Date: Wed, 8-May-85 17:08:44 EDT
Article-I.D.: uw-june.40
Posted: Wed May  8 17:08:44 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 9-May-85 03:17:40 EDT
Organization: U of Washington Computer Science
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I've been reading this discussion of "John 3:13" showing up at sporting
events, and it leaves me a little confused.  I've seen similar signs,
but they have said "John 3:16", which is where I thought the phrase 
"For God so loved the world..." actually starts.  I've also seen it on
random billboards in Texas (Bible Belt territory).

As for knowing where to sit, that's real easy to figure out.  The most 
common place I've seen the signs is at (mostly Monday Night) football 
games, especially at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., and Texas Stadium
in Dallas.  The group sits in the end zone, right behind the uprights,
and when the inevitable touchdown is scored at their end of the field,
the extra point guarantees that the camera will be pointed their way,
so up goes the sign!  It must be awfully annoying to the people sitting
behind them...

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"98% of all statistics are total lies."		--David C. Tuttle
						Computer Sci. Dept.
						University of Washington