Comments on: Religious leaders want Easter Sunday football banned http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/04/12/religious-leaders-want-easter-sunday-football-banned/ The voice of atheism since 1881 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:51:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: anik http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/04/12/religious-leaders-want-easter-sunday-football-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-15470 anik Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:49:13 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=5720#comment-15470 were these two soccer matches the ONLY events on sunday other than religious ceremonies and parades which all were required to attend? Sounds a bit like a czech friend of mine who spent his youth practising for spontaneous demonstrations outside the US embassy in Prag. But tell me - are xtians unable to count? I've read their bible (which it seems many of them have not) and if yeshue ben yussef was crucified on a friday and rose on the THIRD day, well that's monday innit? so what's wrong with football on sunday? Oh I get it - zero hadn't been invented yet....... were these two soccer matches the ONLY events on sunday other than religious ceremonies and parades which all were required to attend? Sounds a bit like a czech friend of mine who spent his youth practising for spontaneous demonstrations outside the US embassy in Prag. But tell me – are xtians unable to count? I’ve read their bible (which it seems many of them have not) and if yeshue ben yussef was crucified on a friday and rose on the THIRD day, well that’s monday innit? so what’s wrong with football on sunday? Oh I get it – zero hadn’t been invented yet…….

]]> By: Broga http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/04/12/religious-leaders-want-easter-sunday-football-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-15464 Broga Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:14:14 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=5720#comment-15464 Stonyground. "Platitudes of the Day" is now in my "Favourites." And I thank you. This is more than "light relief" for me as I think it might keep me sane. I sometimes think I have imagined some of the banal, vacuous, patronising crap. Then I see that not only did I really hear "The Vicar of Putney" but "Bob Marshall" from the day before. I had forgotten his name but yes, despite the fantastic banality of this smug git he did actually exist. The Liverpool joke is a piece of gravity scribbled on a church: "Jesus saves." And underneath some wit had scribbled: "But St John scores on the rebound." St John being Ian, of course, and not the saint of the same name. Regards, Broga Stonyground. “Platitudes of the Day” is now in my “Favourites.” And I thank you. This is more than “light relief” for me as I think it might keep me sane. I sometimes think I have imagined some of the banal, vacuous, patronising crap. Then I see that not only did I really hear “The Vicar of Putney” but “Bob Marshall” from the day before. I had forgotten his name but yes, despite the fantastic banality of this smug git he did actually exist.

The Liverpool joke is a piece of gravity scribbled on a church:

“Jesus saves.”

And underneath some wit had scribbled:

“But St John scores on the rebound.”

St John being Ian, of course, and not the saint of the same name.

Regards,

Broga

]]> By: Stonyground http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/04/12/religious-leaders-want-easter-sunday-football-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-15460 Stonyground Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:55:39 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=5720#comment-15460 I don't like football either but shame on you football haters who are saying that it should be banned, even, I suspect, somewhat tongue in cheek. If other people enjoy it and they are not harming you just let them get on with it and think about what your opinion would be of anyone who wanted to have something that you like doing banned just because they didn't like it. Cross-dissaproval mode off. I don’t like football either but shame on you football haters who are saying that it should be banned, even, I suspect, somewhat tongue in cheek. If other people enjoy it and they are not harming you just let them get on with it and think about what your opinion would be of anyone who wanted to have something that you like doing banned just because they didn’t like it.

Cross-dissaproval mode off.

]]> By: TomNightingale http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/04/12/religious-leaders-want-easter-sunday-football-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-15447 TomNightingale Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:17:25 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=5720#comment-15447 Sure it should be banned; for him. Just like I have banned getting up early on Sundays. In a free country you can if you want to. If they wish to ban something sensible on Sundays, it is their church bells that disturb me when I least need it. (No, I'm not a football fan. If it vanished forever I'd be pleased. But that will be best achieved through education.) Quote: "I do not think … 22 people chasing a ball around is all life is about …. " The first four words said it all! Postings here are encouraging with most thinking the holy wallahs should at least mind their own; always seems to be the way. We need a referendum on the privileges afforded religion. It seems few people support them. Nor the Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Spiritual Sure it should be banned; for him. Just like I have banned getting up early on Sundays.

In a free country you can if you want to. If they wish to ban something sensible on Sundays, it is their church bells that disturb me when I least need it.

(No, I’m not a football fan. If it vanished forever I’d be pleased. But that will be best achieved through education.)

Quote: “I do not think … 22 people chasing a ball around is all life is about …. ”

The first four words said it all!

Postings here are encouraging with most thinking the holy wallahs should at least mind their own; always seems to be the way. We need a referendum on the privileges afforded religion. It seems few people support them. Nor the Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Spiritual

]]> By: Tim Danaher http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/04/12/religious-leaders-want-easter-sunday-football-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-15444 Tim Danaher Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:37:31 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=5720#comment-15444 Nathanael -- "Judas -- Verräter im Namen Gottes?" (A traitor in the name of god?) "The Gospel of Judas casts Jesus' disciple in a new light" Apparently they're not the sharpest pencils in the box—this was covered by most other media about five years ago. As for Sunday opening...the basic reason is most certainly religious—it's the lord's day of rest, when you should be grovelling on your knees. Pundits were predicting the collapse of society when Sunday trading was legalised in the UK about 15 (?) years ago. We seemed to have managed alright...;o) p.s. translations are for everyone else-not trying to suggest you can't speak German! p.p.s. I think that bishop looks like the bastard lovechild of Louis Walsh and David Sullivan (prop. Sunday Sport). Now there's an awful thought.... Nathanael –

“Judas — Verräter im Namen Gottes?” (A traitor in the name of god?) “The Gospel of Judas casts Jesus’ disciple in a new light”

Apparently they’re not the sharpest pencils in the box—this was covered by most other media about five years ago.

As for Sunday opening…the basic reason is most certainly religious—it’s the lord’s day of rest, when you should be grovelling on your knees.

Pundits were predicting the collapse of society when Sunday trading was legalised in the UK about 15 (?) years ago. We seemed to have managed alright…;o)

p.s. translations are for everyone else-not trying to suggest you can’t speak German!

p.p.s. I think that bishop looks like the bastard lovechild of Louis Walsh and David Sullivan (prop. Sunday Sport). Now there’s an awful thought….

]]> By: Nathanael S http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/04/12/religious-leaders-want-easter-sunday-football-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-15426 Nathanael S Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:08:02 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=5720#comment-15426 Tim - I'm afraid to have neither seen the cover of "Die Zeit" nor "Spiegel". What does the spiegel say? I'm afraid it must be something incredibly stupid and/or insane, as it's usual for this magazine (they once claimed to posess Hitlers diary...). As for shops closed on Sundays: Yes, they are closed every Sunday. But I don't think religion is the only reason for this. I can very well see a secular argument for that: I wouldn't want to have to work on a Sunday or any other holiday. But I don't see the need of prohibiting it by law. Tim -
I’m afraid to have neither seen the cover of “Die Zeit” nor “Spiegel”. What does the spiegel say? I’m afraid it must be something incredibly stupid and/or insane, as it’s usual for this magazine (they once claimed to posess Hitlers diary…).

As for shops closed on Sundays: Yes, they are closed every Sunday. But I don’t think religion is the only reason for this. I can very well see a secular argument for that: I wouldn’t want to have to work on a Sunday or any other holiday. But I don’t see the need of prohibiting it by law.

]]> By: Tim Danaher http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/04/12/religious-leaders-want-easter-sunday-football-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-15423 Tim Danaher Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:56:39 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=5720#comment-15423 Nathanael -- I still can't get used to the fact that ALL shops are closed on Sundays, EVERY Sunday. It really hit home last year when Allerheiligen (That's all saints' day, folks, Nov. 1st) fell on a Saturday, meaning that Germany's entire economy closed down for the weekend. Apparently, the concept of a bank holiday seems to be beyond people here. Germany really is a deeply culturally entrenched country—we had complaints from the neighbours while we were renovating our house because we had the temerity to do work on a Sunday—so I don't see it changing anytime soon. And if a newspaper like <i>Die Zeit</i> can publish a front-page article about a medieval forgery of a St. Veronica sweat cloth with the huge headline 'is this him?' and still expect to be taken seriously, well... And have you seen the cover of this week's <i>Spiegel</i>? Nathanael –

I still can’t get used to the fact that ALL shops are closed on Sundays, EVERY Sunday. It really hit home last year when Allerheiligen (That’s all saints’ day, folks, Nov. 1st) fell on a Saturday, meaning that Germany’s entire economy closed down for the weekend. Apparently, the concept of a bank holiday seems to be beyond people here.

Germany really is a deeply culturally entrenched country—we had complaints from the neighbours while we were renovating our house because we had the temerity to do work on a Sunday—so I don’t see it changing anytime soon. And if a newspaper like Die Zeit can publish a front-page article about a medieval forgery of a St. Veronica sweat cloth with the huge headline ‘is this him?’ and still expect to be taken seriously, well…

And have you seen the cover of this week’s Spiegel?

]]> By: William Harwood http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/04/12/religious-leaders-want-easter-sunday-football-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-15412 William Harwood Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:47:30 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=5720#comment-15412 For fifty years the Canadian province of Alberta, also known as the redneck arsehole of the universe, prohibited Sunday football and Sunday shopping, so that Albertans would have little option but to listen to the theofascist premier's "Back to the Bible" radio broadcast. Most of Canada's blue laws have since been repealed. But it is still a criminal offence to accuse Jews of conspiring to take over the world, but not an offence to accuse gays of the same thing. Even a majority of Albertans, having been given a taste of freedom, have no wish to return to theocracy. The fact that the godphuqt in the UK are screaming to repeal the 20th century is proof that they know as well as we do that their days are numbered. By the end of this century there will be one god addict for every two sane persons, the reverse of the present situation. For fifty years the Canadian province of Alberta, also known as the redneck arsehole of the universe, prohibited Sunday football and Sunday shopping, so that Albertans would have little option but to listen to the theofascist premier’s “Back to the Bible” radio broadcast. Most of Canada’s blue laws have since been repealed. But it is still a criminal offence to accuse Jews of conspiring to take over the world, but not an offence to accuse gays of the same thing.
Even a majority of Albertans, having been given a taste of freedom, have no wish to return to theocracy. The fact that the godphuqt in the UK are screaming to repeal the 20th century is proof that they know as well as we do that their days are numbered. By the end of this century there will be one god addict for every two sane persons, the reverse of the present situation.

]]> By: Tony http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/04/12/religious-leaders-want-easter-sunday-football-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-15411 Tony Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:28:41 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=5720#comment-15411 What was that old joke about 'Jesus saves but Moses scores on the rebound'... What was that old joke about ‘Jesus saves but Moses scores on the rebound’…

]]> By: Godless not gormless http://freethinker.co.uk/2009/04/12/religious-leaders-want-easter-sunday-football-banned/comment-page-1/#comment-15409 Godless not gormless Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:41:23 +0000 http://freethinker.co.uk/?p=5720#comment-15409 Right you lot! Lay off the football! Sarah, not everyone who goes to watch football is a thug. Right you lot! Lay off the football!

Sarah, not everyone who goes to watch football is a thug.

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