Can you imagine....

[Robert Walls (not really)]

Sherrife

I am with you.

When people chose a religion, a football club, a country; any fanaticism that distinguishes them from each other, it gives them a reason to have prejudice and narrow-mindedness.

What John Lennon is trying to say is that most people sitting in the same room would pretty much get on with each other. It is the external worldly elements, which give them a reason for intolerance, bigotry and hate.

Most real religions talk about finding the karma from inside.

Those people who wear their religion on their sleeve are actually in total contravention of the ideals that their so-called Gods pitched in their books of faith.

[joffa corfe]

[sherrife]

[joffa corfe]

[Pa Marmo]

[Harvey]

[Magpie 24]

[RudeBoy]

[skaman]

[AlexS]

Should play "Love Generation" by Bob Sinclair, with scenes of Collingwood victories throughout the years - (Gold Jackets, Pants, Tony Shaw, Mick McGuane et al etc.)

[London Dave]

[Cuthbert Collingwood]

one of the main reasons people sing at the soccer is when one side scores and shuts up shop. consequently there's nothing that exciting to watch on the field, hence plenty of time for singing. It's never gonna happen in aussie rules, the game is too fast and exciting, and always punctuated by plenty of scoring and high marking. We tend to cheer - they tend to sing. What would you choose?

[David]

I can imagine it would be a great experience to have a capacity crowd at the mcg singing along, but I don't think the whole religious thing would go down too well. Very good point Joffa, a lot of people are really antisocial these days... I've had the same experience, makes ya feel sort of sad when it happens. I don't know if it was different in the past but there's truth in that people are getting more selfish, more scared and all that.

[Donny]

Nuxta wrote: "Although I would probably prefer to keep my hymns away from the "G" I love the idea of a song that just erupts around the ground. Something that evokes imense feeling and passion."

You mean like 'Good Old Collingwood For Ever' ?

[Big T]

Personally, having gone through religious education for 13 years of schooling and come out believing none of it, I am bemused by religion as a whole - similar to "guns don't kill people, the shooters do" argument of the NRA, religious organisations to me have a lot to answer for, but the people who do get a lot out of it for the good of their friends and family I commend and wish I could be like that, but alas I am a sceptical cynical bastard. But any song that can get people fired up positively is a beauty, whether its religious or not. I think half the problem with this world is political correctness and that has extended to "ooh we best not sing this because someone might be offended".

Joff, were you wearing the gold jacket on the train when the guy changed chairs?