Article: Two distinctive looks at history of our national obsession _ football.

Byline: Mike Bianchi

Unchronicled History of the Gridiron, Part I

God must have been a football fan.

There's no other explanation.

If not, then why, after creating the heavens and Earth, did He rest on the seventh day _ a Sunday? In all His wisdom, He must have known that nothing is more divine than sitting up in heaven on the Sabbath with angels singing, harps playing and the NFL Ticket in high def.

The Bible is considered a canon of sacred texts, but different religions accept different interpretations of the Holy Book. As loyal followers of the controversial Priory of the Pigskin, we believe there is a vastly important ...

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