Football on Easter Sunday - Anti-Christian?

[Gromit]

The Archbishop of Birmingham Vincent Nichols, who is due to succeed Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor as Archbishop of Westminster, is among senior figures accusing the Premiership of caving in to pressure from broadcasters by holding matches on Easter Sunday.

He has signed an open letter to Richard Scudamore, chief executive of the Premiership, and the sports broadcaster Setanta protesting over an Aston Villa v Everton match due to take place at 2pm on Sunday.
Under Sunday trading laws passed in 1994 large shops, including garden centres, are banned from opening on the festival, putting it on a similar footing to Christmas Day. But football matches are not covered.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/rel igion/5114978/Premier-League-accused-of-disdai n-for-Christians-over-Easter-Sunday-matches.ht ml

As a confirmed heathen, I would sooner watch footy than listen to some bloke in a frock spout clap-trap, but are there any Christian out there who are affronted by this?

[flip_flop]

Bea - there is no such thing as god.

[obNOXious]

AOG... and what would be so wrong in still being Pagan as a country may I ask ( as a Pagan myself)?
It would surely have avoided all the unecessary bloodshed of the Christian church burning people at the stake, hanging people and otherwise torturing and persecuting those who didn't follow their doctrines, or is that okay with you and part of the wonderful 'good steadness' that Christianity has held us in for the last two millenia?

[crazycathy2]

I'm not really religious although I was brought up catholic I still believe but I can't understand why all the fuss.

Some families may be united around a tv on Easter Sunday watching the football.

If anyone really wants to go to church and watch the football, well they'll get up and go to an early service

[Joy11]

yes Mani I am, and proud of it, mind you wether it's Easter Sunday or not they play, the Toon needs a miracle from above...lol

[Joy11]

remember you guys, there is never a winner when Religion and politics are debated, especially religion!

[Joy11]

got to dash now, going out with a couple of old work friends, speak soon byeeeeeeeee

[Joy11]

Morni' Mani, how are you today, it's a bit caad up here in Gods country isn't...lol

[Joy11]

that should have read Morning Mani!

[Joy11]

wherever you go your'e sure to meet a Geordie, I have been in lots of places and the accent flows through the air, but back to the post, I am a Christian person, I wouldn't hurt anyone nor steal from them, I believe there is another being, I dont need to go to Church to feel that although I was a Sunday School teacher when I was young and I do think Sunday should be free of football, shops opening, betting offices and everything else, it should be what it was intended to be...A day of Rest

[Quinlad]

Do you believe that shops should shut on Saturday, Joy? It's the Jewish day of rest.

I know you're not Jewish, but you seem to want to impose Christian rituals on non-Christians. Presumably you're happy to impose Jewish traditions on non-Jews?

[Joy11]

not at all quinland, I respect other religions, the Jewish faith observe their sabbath by not doing anything that day, I live near one of the biggest Jewish communities in the UK, it would never effect them' shops being open on a Saturday as it is forbidden for the orthodox Jew to shop then anyway

[Everhelpful]

I'm with you, Gromit.!!