Easter specs

22/04/12 | Posted by Ian Black | Permalink | (0) Comments

Like many I am finding the reports of the trial of Anders Breivik disturbing. Last July he killed 77 people in attacks in Norway, not least 70 young people on an island camp. The details are distressing to read. The case at the moment is trying to determine his sanity, but my assumption is that sane people don't behave like that. I got a glimpse of that the other day seeing the way a group of young people responded to a tragic death with compassion and sensitivity, honouring the one who had died with dignity and devotion. This seems to be how normal people behave. The trouble of course with 'normal' is that how we see it depends on what we take for granted and that has to be fed. More ...

Hawthorns

06/04/12 | Posted by Stigweard | Permalink | (0) Comments

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Keep Calm

31/03/12 | Posted by Ian Black | Permalink | (1) Comments

One of the images that has captured imaginations at the moment is a World War II poster carrying the simple message 'keep calm and carry on'. The poster was never issued and was only discovered 60 years later by a bookseller in Northumberland in a pile of dusty secondhand books. The poster produced so much interest that when it was reprinted it became an instant hit. It's ironic then that with this slogan everywhere we are in the grip of panic over pasties and petrol. I have a mug which carries a parody of the slogan: 'now panic and freak out', which is looking more accurate. More ...

At Cross Purposes

26/03/12 | Posted by HughB | Permalink | (1) Comments

Here’s a conundrum for you: What’s the similarity between a Sports Relief Fun-Runner and the Church of England? Well one answer might be “they’re both after your money” but there is another. More ...

Next Archbishop of Canterbury?

17/03/12 | Posted by Ian Black | Permalink | (0) Comments

With the news that the Archbishop of Canterbury has decided to move on to a new job - who could blame him - speculation about his successor is rife. The postholder has a major role in the life of Christianity in Britain. Here is my shortlist of candidates. More ...

Sparrow!

12/03/12 | Posted by Stigweard | Permalink | (0) Comments

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What’s Another Day?

28/02/12 | Posted by HughB | Permalink | (0) Comments

29th February – so what are you going to do with the extra day? More ...

Worms

16/02/12 | Posted by Stigweard | Permalink | (0) Comments

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Council Prayers

14/02/12 | Posted by Ian Black | Permalink | (0) Comments

The vexed question of whether to begin council meetings with prayer was taken to the High Court last week. The case was brought by an ex member of Bideford Council in Devon because he felt that faith and politics do not mix. Praying has no part in a council's business and so the practice he had twice asked to be ended and twice been out voted on was taken to the High Court, backed by the National Secular Society. More ...

Queen Accession

05/02/12 | Posted by Ian Black | Permalink | (0) Comments

Monday (6th February) is the 60th anniversary of the Queen coming to the throne. Whether you are an ardent fan of royalty or think heads of state should be elected, this is a milestone of note. She has given the best part of her life to her duties and has been thoroughly committed to it. That alone deserves a glass being raised in her honour. I don't think many of us would want to take her place for anything more than a day - though some of the houses are rather special pieces of real estate. More ...

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