The Church of Fantasy Football

Scientology is not a religion. It's a scam.

Fantasy Football is not a religion, but it is much closer.

Let's compare Christianity to Fantasy Football. Admittedly, some are simply more about just football in general, but the comparisons were too good to omit.

Christianity: Service/Mass on Saturday evening and Sunday.
Fantasy Football: Games on Sunday and Monday night

Christianity: God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
Fantasy Football: Payton Manning (Like the Holy Trinity, he's all and one).

Christianity: Wine and crackers
Fantasy Football: Beer and chips

Christianity: Ave Maria! gratia plena, dominus tecum
Fantasy Football: Hail Mary! full of grace, send this ball to outer space!

Christianity: Lots of praying
Fantasy Football: Lots of praying

Christianity: Satan
Fantasy Football: T. Owens

Christianity: Preachers
Fantasy Football: Pre-game analysts

Christianity: Wedding vows for the wife include, "to serve."
Fantasy Football: "Honey, bring me a beer."

Christianity: Eternal Damnation
Fantasy Football: The Detroit Lions

Christianity: Lent
Fantasy Football: The two weeks before the Super Bowl

Christianity: A Mighty Fortress is Our God
Fantasy Football: Da Bears Defense

Christianity: Barabbas (see Mark 15:7)
Fantasy Football: Ray Lewis

Christianity: Speaking in tongues
Fantasy Football: What you sound like when your receiver drops a pass in the end zone.

Christianity: Mormons
Fantasy Football: Fantasy CFL

Christianity: Church leaders
Fantasy Football: League Commissioners

Christianity: Limbo
Fantasy Football: January-September

Christianity: The Inquisition
Fantasy Football: When my players get medieval on your ass.

Christianity: Non-believers, skeptics, and heretics
Fantasy Football: Wives

Christianity: Circumcision
Fantasy Football: Zipping up carelessly and really fast to get back to the game.

Christianity: St. Mary, who bore and cared for the infant Jesus.
Fantasy Football: Mrs. McNabb, who bore and fed him Campbell's Chunky Soup

Christianity: The Passion of the Christ
Fantasy Football: Brian's Song

Christianity: The Pharisees, Pilate, and Longinus
Fantasy Football: Refs

There are more to come, perhaps, but for a later date.