“Went to the link, and the link that linked from there. and nobody quoted just what these verses were. Anybody know?”
John 3:16 was one. Heavy on the New Testament stuff. The players run through the banner as they run out onto the field to play the game.
I ran through the equivalent banners every year from 7th grade to senior in HS.
I can’t say they made an impression on me, other than to think they were trite and a bit tacky.
I’ve never thought the Word of God was something to tear down by having guys run through it.
But think of it this way: what would a Christian culture look like? It would be Christian from top to bottom, from Chartres to refrigerator-magnet kitsch, from the Pieta to Elvis-and-Jesus-on-black-velvet, with Bach, Jesus Christ Superstar and Kumbaya. Michelangelo, Hagia Sophia, li'l fluffy bare-bottom cherubs and hot cross buns.
If you're going to have tacky juveniles who are Christians, you're going to have tacky juvenile Christians running and whooping through big paper banners.
It's all good. Maybe not "good art," but it is what it is.