Sports and God

As you've been watching the snowboarders attack the half-pipe, have you been asking yourself, "Why isn't there more overtly religious feature stories inserted into NBC's coverage of the Torino Winter Olympics in Turin to take away even more time from the competitions?" Well, someone has; via today's Studio Briefing at IMDB:

Catholic League President William Donohue has castigated NBC for not mentioning the Shroud of Turin during its coverage of the Turin Winter Olympics. In an interview with USA Today, Donohue remarked, "If you asked the average American to name something about Turin, Italy, they'd name the Shroud. ... It's like having the Olympics in Fort Knox and not mentioning gold." NBC Olympics producer David Neal said that NBC is working on a feature about the Shroud, but noted that it is cutting back on all features in order to concentrate on the contests.