My second favorite baseball team, the Washington Nationals, is holding a Faith Night this August in which Christians will be encouraged to attend the game.

When the Nationals take on the St. Louis Cardinals on Aug. 5, fans who pay an extra $10 will be able to stay after the game and visit booths from Christian colleges and shops, meet characters from the "Veggie Tales" Christian video series and hear a concert by the band MercyMe.

And, as always, the real reason for inviting Christians to the ballpark is to get their money.

"If somebody comes to a team owner and says, 'We can drive an additional five [thousand] to 15,000 people to you, and you have no cost and no risk,' that's a no-brainer for a club owner," says Brent High, president of Third Coast Sports, which will run Faith Nights at 10 major league stadiums this season.

Faith Night is causing the DC folk a bit of consternation, because the evening doesn't include all Faiths, only Evangelical Christians.

However, in my opinion, this is really just a cruel joke on Christians. The Nats are horrible. The ballpark, RFK Stadium, is decrepit. And the weather in August is brutal. They can call the night whatever they want, but a Nationals game at RFK in August is really Hell Night, not Faith Night. Ask anyone who's made the mistake of sitting through that cess pool.

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