Fined for playing football

[aldona]

This story was in yesterday's newspaper.

Caulfield is a suburb of Melbourne that has a very large Jewish community. Most football in Melbourne takes place on Saturdays, but there is a group of (mostly Jewish) youth who don't participate in the regular scheduled games because of their religion, and meet on Sundays to have their own unofficial games at a public sports ground in Caulfield.

They have just been fined by the local authorities for playing their games without a proper permit.

Read the story here

What do you think?

Should an informal group of friends have to have a permit to play football on a public oval?

When they described the group as "predominantly Jewish", I wondered whether there were any Adventist youth among them. There are a few well-established SDA churches within a few miles of Caulfield (Oakleigh, Hughesdale and Glenhuntly are just a few that come to mind).

I wonder if I should write a letter to the editor of the paper in support of our fellow Sabbath-keepers.

aldona

[bevin]

The council did not fine them for their choice of day, the fine was for not having a permit. They should apply for a permit.

/Bevin

[phkrause]

If it is a public area, which it seems it is, they or anybody should not have to have a permit. Now if the others that do get together on the sabbath have a permit than I beieve that is best that they do apply for a permit.

pkrause