Associated Press, Heaven Bureau, Dec. 18, 2007 – Just days after the Browns unveiled their new “Believeland” campaign, officials here have asked Cleveland’s sports franchises to stop using religious-sounding slogans to promote their sports teams, citing fear that local fans might think actually God cares about sports.
The Heavenly Committee for Slogans and Signage penned a lengthy letter to Cleveland’s three professional sports teams, asking them to consider more secular language in future campaigns. The committee acknowledges that “religion and sports have a long and cordial relationship – from hockey’s ‘Miracle on Ice’ to Pittsburgh’s ‘Immaculate Reception’ to the White Sox’s ‘Don’t Stop Believein.'”
“But,” it goes on, “don’t you guys think you’re over doing it?”
The letter cites several recent examples, including: …
This article appears in Dec 12-18, 2007.
You’re an ass, and your blog is a complete waste of bandwidth. Get a real job — may I suggest customer service, since you have the right lack of respect for people?
You got linked by TrueHoop, but this is pretty lame. No one believes in anything but religion?? Could it possibly be a clever play on words in some sort of wild ploy to sell T-shirts?
Fall down 7 times, “Rise Up” 8…lol.
HAHA It’s cheap laughs and it probably took a lunch break to write. I think this is a pretty funny article. I’m Catholic too.
Why do we need a slogan for every season/playoff run anyway? I mean I’ve got 3 Rise Up shirts, 1 Believeland shirt, 1 Tribe Time Now shirt (the worst slogan of them), 1 Witness shirt.
Wait…I think the fact that I have 6 shirts in my wardrobe tells me why we need a slogan for everything. Without slogans, I would be nude.
Go Browns…and is it Tribe time yet? Cause nothing about the Cavs makes me want to Rise Up off my butt and go see them.
That was pretty funny dude….you have a point, why are they pushing their religion on me…all i want to do is watch a basketball, football, and baseball game. I don’t need to be reminded that Jesus rules the world
I wonder if Jesus will let the PATSIES go undefeated if
i prayed hard enough?
Oh my gosh, way too much time on your hands. Why must there be so much analyzing and reading into things. So in other words we’re being subliminized to death!! I don’t want to hear from you until they’re giving a sermon at the games.
Isn’t everything a bit too Jesus-y around here?
There is nothing that states that, just the simple fact that you have a hang up. Is Jesus or God mentioned once? No! You’re the kind of person that wonders why there is shootings in the schools and malls. Get over yourself.
Maybe if the city won something over the past 40 plus years it would stop asking God for help
Maybe God would be happier if we got a ~Homerun Jesus~
I never noticed this trend in Cleveland sports slogans, it’s definitely interesting. I came across some really good sports team slogans that don’t come with a side of Jesus, if that’s what you’re looking for. Check them out: Best Sports Team Slogans