Gambling on Good Friday a ‘terrible desecration’ warns Archbishop Freier
Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne, Dr Philip Freier, today described Tabcorp’s proposed move to allow gambling on Good Friday as a “terrible desecration.”
“Good Friday is a day of profound significance for many Australians because it’s the day we remember Christ’s suffering and death on the cross.
“To turn Good Friday into yet another day with easy access to gambling would be abackward step.
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Update: There is a lot more heree on this as well.
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Posted March 18, 2009 at 7:00 am
Posted March 18, 2009 at 7:00 am
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2. Pageantmaster [KJS to Coventry] wrote:
There is precedent for casting lots on this day - but not a good one. Some days I sit and think. Other days I just sit!! March 18, 11:43 am | [comment link] |
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Australia is riddled with weird Archbishops. They are always fighting some silly cause. “Wimmera church leaders said the move, while not unexpected, reinforced that people lived in a secular society.” Yes they do. Perhaps Australian Anglicans could show enough self-restraint not to gamble on Good Friday?
The view that has been expressed by all the Instruments of Communion in recent years is that <u>interventions are not to be sanctioned</u>. - Archbishop Rowan Williams
March 18, 11:07 am | [comment link]