Video InformationBelow: On June 16, 2014, Sunrise on Seven presented a segment featuring the views of a number of church leaders opposed to the playing of AFL football on Good Friday. Below: A June 17 Fox Footy featuring the views of Collingwood president, Eddie McGuire, on AFL football on Good Friday Below: A video clip produced by the House of Worship on the religious significance of Good Friday Below:A December 2013 segment on the extent to which Americans see Christmas as a religious holiday A September 18, 2011, ABC news report on Queensland government plans to reschedule a number of public holiday in that state |
 On July 9, 2014, The Courier published a comment by Neil Bach titled ‘Why football should not be played on Good Friday’ The full text can be accessed at http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2364990/why-football-should-not-be-played-on-good-friday/ On July 5, 2014, News Weekly published an editorial titled ‘Boycott AFL football on Good Friday!’ The full text of this comment can be accessed at http://www.newsweekly.com.au/article.php?id=56638 On July 3, 2014, The Geelong Advertiser published a comment by Father Kevin Dillon titled ‘Why Good Friday football needs to play by the rules’. The full text of this comment can be found at http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/afl-shows-faith-in-good-friday-football/story-fnia3v71-1226957964938?nk=6dbf3742ce92c16844136c1c4e18be9d On June 17, 2014, The Roar published a comment by Dan Lonergan titled ‘Good Friday footy is coming, but do we need it?’ The full text of this comment can be accessed at http://www.theroar.com.au/2014/06/17/good-friday-footy-is-coming-but-do-we-need-it/ On June 17, 2014, The Adelaide Advertiser published a news report titled ‘AFL shows faith in Good Friday football’. The report can be accessed at http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/afl-shows-faith-in-good-friday-football/story-fnia3v71-1226957964938?nk=6dbf3742ce92c16844136c1c4e18be9d On June 17, 2014, In Daily published a comment by David Washington titled ‘Only the dollar remains sacred’. The text treats commercialisation of sport and can be accessed at http://indaily.com.au/news/2014/06/17/dollar-remains-sacred/ On June 18, 2014, CathNews Perspectives published a comment by Denis Hart, Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne. The comment, titled ‘Say “no” to Good Friday AFL: Archbishop Hart’ can be accessed at http://cathnews.com/archives/cn-perspectives-archive/18106-say-no-to-good-friday-football-archbishop-hart On April 18, 2014, Perth Now published a comment by Kim Hagdorn titled ‘Lord, it’s time for Good Friday AFL’. The full text of this comment can be found at http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/opinion/lord-its-time-for-good-friday-afl/story-fnhocuug-1226888964586?nk=6dbf3742ce92c16844136c1c4e18be9d On April 23, 2013, The Record published a comment by Peter Rosengren titled ‘Keep Good Friday a special day’ The full text of this comment can be found at http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2364990/why-football-should-not-be-played-on-good-friday/ On April 17, 2014, the North Melbourne Football Club Official Website published for and against arguments regarding AFL football on Good Friday under the heading ‘The Good Friday Debate’ The full text can be accessed at http://www.nmfc.com.au/news/2014-04-17/the-good-friday-debate On March 29, 2013, The Canberra Times published a comment by Christopher Bantick titled ‘Why it’s not a sin to play footy on Good Friday’ The full text of this comment can be found at http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/why-its-not-a-sin-to-play-footy-on-good-friday-20130328-2gxd7.html On March 17, 2011, Eureka Street published an opinion by Luke Walladge titled ‘Embracing Good Friday football’ The full text of this comment can be accessed at http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=25521#.U706jrEYBQ5 
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