{"id":1449,"date":"2016-10-26T15:13:49","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T05:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stgeorgeseastivanhoe.org\/wordpress\/?p=1449"},"modified":"2016-10-26T15:13:49","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T05:13:49","slug":"media-release-afls-scheduled-good-friday-match-in-2017-another-win-for-market-not-for-people-says-anglican-bishop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stgeorgeseastivanhoe.org\/wordpress\/media-release-afls-scheduled-good-friday-match-in-2017-another-win-for-market-not-for-people-says-anglican-bishop\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIA RELEASE: AFL&#8217;s scheduled Good Friday match in 2017 another win for market, not for people, says Anglican bishop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>26 October, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AFL\u2019s scheduled Good Friday match in 2017 another win for market, not for people, says Anglican bishop<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The AFL\u2019s decision to schedule a match on Good Friday for the first time in 2017 is another win for the relentless and commodifying logic of the market overwhelming all other considerations, Bishop Philip Huggins, an Assistant Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, said today.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Huggins, a passionate Geelong supporter, said the decision showed that after years of respecting the sanctity of Good Friday for millions of Australians, including football fans, the AFL had succumbed to market forces for which holy days\/holidays were just another opportunity to make a profit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have always been \u2018kicking against the wind\u2019 but the AFL has been one entity that has exercised restraint \u2013 not least because many people of faith who also enjoy football have conveyed the depth of their feeling about Good Friday,\u201d Bishop Huggins said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut now, in 2017AD, this is to change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe trouble with this approach to life is that the heart dies a little each time the relentless and commodifying logic of the market overwhelms all other considerations. Even the most sacred days, for which our forebears had the wisdom to make holy(i) days, are then invaded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are then left with a society full of products but short of meaning. That is what is happening and no amount of marketing spin fills the void.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Huggins said Good Friday was Good because it spoke to people about the profound love of God, so visible in Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe meaning of Jesus\u2019 death and resurrection is so profound that our forebears knew they needed separate days \u2013 holy days \u2013 to take this in and live by the truth it revealed,\u201d he said. \u201cThey knew, for their own sakes, that they must keep these days free of distraction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHence, we in the Anglican Church have taken a lead in reminding our community of this wisdom amidst the endless marketing of more products to distract and trivialise the gift of life, even on holy days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that faithful fans will be hurt and further alienated is swept aside as a consideration. Behind the rationales lies mere greed \u2013 greed and a refusal to think there is any wisdom in traditions that have fed the souls of millions for countless centuries, across all kinds of cultures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Huggins said the AFL\u2019s restraint until now in not scheduling matches on Good Friday when other codes had done so was appreciated and he urged the League to reconsider its decision to change this practice, even at this stage.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>26 October, 2016 AFL\u2019s scheduled Good Friday match in 2017 another win for market, not for people, says Anglican bishop The AFL\u2019s decision to schedule a match on Good Friday for the first time in 2017 is another win for the relentless and commodifying logic of the market overwhelming all other considerations, Bishop Philip Huggins, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-churchnews"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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