Dispatches From the Moderate Left

Thursday, October 19, 2006

This is Not Me

Just in case you were wondering (as one sharp-eyed reader did!):


That is my name, but it's not my face. Nor would I do this:
Strict Mormon Campbell Walshe is taking legal action against his league, claiming discrimination after missing a premiership play-off last month.

The midfielder and two teammates, ruckman Jeremy and fellow midfielder Stephen Hoare, abstained because their religion forbids sport on Sundays.

"Sunday is the Lord's day," Walshe said. "It is a day devoted to worship, attending church and spending time with family and friends."

I mean, even if I played footy, I'd have the same attitude to playing on Sunday, but legal action seems to be going way too far. I mean what happens if Sunday is out so they have to go to Saturday and then a Jewish player invokes the 4th commandment? I can't see how that'd work...

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