tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post4965231876983257157..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: Forty times ZZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-5090536951922585162013-02-25T13:49:15.804+00:002013-02-25T13:49:15.804+00:00It's just that I don't want to put people ...It's just that I don't want to put people off!<br /><br />Mig, this is the C of E, not the RCs. Bishops expect to be roundly argued with. Of course the Bishop should be very involved, but we have to work with the incumbent day to day - and we're expected as a benefice to pay several tens of thousands of pounds to the diocese every year for diocesan expenses (including the Rector's salary and pension contributions).Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-876357175013890912013-02-25T13:40:28.989+00:002013-02-25T13:40:28.989+00:00I imagine that Bishops expect obedience and accept...I imagine that Bishops expect obedience and acceptance from their clergy and may feel that the flock ought to be the same if less rigorously so. <br />It must be hard to reconcile these precepts with the desire of a parish to be involved and responsible about appointments.mighttp://letouttoplay.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-57069627046420634532013-02-25T12:08:32.906+00:002013-02-25T12:08:32.906+00:00Nothing to apologise for Mike, your comment went t...Nothing to apologise for Mike, your comment went to the heart of the matter. Maybe it's a matter of terminology, and we need a new word for 'non-believing Christian'. Anyway, the prohibition extends equally to Z's blog, I seem to recall, so I'll shut up! Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201835677426254567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-35094076536002335172013-02-25T10:48:44.145+00:002013-02-25T10:48:44.145+00:00There's room for all views in the good old C o...There's room for all views in the good old C of E!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-71370780223450586112013-02-25T10:32:06.700+00:002013-02-25T10:32:06.700+00:00P.s. Ann reminds me that at one point Freja (the y...P.s. Ann reminds me that at one point Freja (the younger of the two granddaughters) said "How can you be a Christian without believing in God?" <br />So we'll call it a draw here.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558857315748815249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-7615236236865843612013-02-25T10:26:49.168+00:002013-02-25T10:26:49.168+00:00Dear Z (and Tim), although I'm well aware of t...Dear Z (and Tim), although I'm well aware of the prohibition on discussing religion and politics at table, I raised the subject of Tim's question at the breakfast table (Ann, meself, daughter Ruth, and her daughters Tuva and Freja. Rather to my surprise Ruth and the two teenagers saw no problem in Tim's view, whilst Ann agreed with me. Interesting result.<br /> And Tim, I apologise if my original comment verged on the brusque.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558857315748815249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-27036351401669303872013-02-25T08:55:13.727+00:002013-02-25T08:55:13.727+00:00I checked the definitions of a Christian (as Tim p...I checked the definitions of a Christian (as Tim probably did too) before writing and one of them is "One who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ." And I'm sure that there are a good many people who take all that gives them support from the New Testament without exploring (or, after having explored, rejecting) their actual belief in God. <br />It's also a contradiction in terms, since Jesus was clear that you can't follow him without that belief, so you're right, of course. <br />A few years ago, our Rector (the one who left us recently) said earnestly that if the story of the Resurrection was not literally true in every respect, that would negate everything in Christianity and if I were the type to discuss that sort of thing, I might have challenged her on it. I kept quiet, of course. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-10871529413774175772013-02-25T08:32:45.450+00:002013-02-25T08:32:45.450+00:00Although it is a contradiction in terms?Although it is a contradiction in terms?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558857315748815249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-16750613413907003542013-02-24T21:53:59.689+00:002013-02-24T21:53:59.689+00:00My thoughts precisely!My thoughts precisely!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201835677426254567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-89871133067704869152013-02-24T21:47:28.917+00:002013-02-24T21:47:28.917+00:00Well, in the sense that one can revere Jesus, his ...Well, in the sense that one can revere Jesus, his reported behaviour, what he said and his advice on how to live one's life, but finally reject the idea that he was actually a deity himself or that the God he believed in exists, I suspect there are quite a lot of them about.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-57753124586299864602013-02-24T21:31:42.543+00:002013-02-24T21:31:42.543+00:00Hmm. Giles Fraser still hasn't responded to m...Hmm. Giles Fraser still hasn't responded to my tweet "Is it possible to be a Christian atheist?", which I thought was a good question.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201835677426254567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-51454546646988431322013-02-24T13:44:22.873+00:002013-02-24T13:44:22.873+00:00I'll persevere with the Halti for now as I kno...I'll persevere with the Halti for now as I know how effective it is, but if he is unhappy after a few more days I'll think again.<br /><br />There used to be two or three times that, Wendz, but numbers have dwindled. There are six churches in the benefice, though. Today, 8 at the Communion service and 25 (2 of whom were at both) at the Café service). But bear in mind that, for most people, being C of E means "I go to church regularly, twice a year."Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-1874356351503446742013-02-24T13:14:31.752+00:002013-02-24T13:14:31.752+00:00Sorry Z don't mean to say you're fibbing -...Sorry Z don't mean to say you're fibbing - of course not...just that if that's the case how very sad.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14257653410136495378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-44772905985702344072013-02-24T13:07:41.474+00:002013-02-24T13:07:41.474+00:00Have I understood this correctly....generally, the...Have I understood this correctly....generally, there are less than 10 peeps for Sunday service? I can't believe that. Surely not?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14257653410136495378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-58978376682509395522013-02-24T10:26:45.054+00:002013-02-24T10:26:45.054+00:00After La Fluffita died last May, I tried to adopt ...After La Fluffita died last May, I tried to adopt an older quiet GSD, but ended up with an energetic, but adorable, year old Belgian Malinois. She hated the Halti, but did wellwith a harness (which was my mother's favourite walking aid),<br /><br />As they are frequently used as service dogs, I kitted her out with harness, collar and lead in camouflage. She also now understands instructions not only in English, but also Bulgarian, as my housekeeper and her husband speak to her in their first language.Roshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946330847261186649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-13670646398208054292013-02-24T08:20:57.973+00:002013-02-24T08:20:57.973+00:00i walked him so early that I didn't feel up to...i walked him so early that I didn't feel up to dog training this morning. We were fine on the way in, but I was slower on the way home and he pulled. So back to the Halti. Yes, I carry biscuits with me for bribery purposes.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-35801233131347002812013-02-23T22:38:12.166+00:002013-02-23T22:38:12.166+00:00You might try having treats in your pockets so whe...You might try having treats in your pockets so when he has the Halti on, you can bribe er convince him to not fuss about it. A dog trainer told me about this and so far, and Kipper is slowly learning to not fuss about the Halti on our walks. When she starts pawing at it, I take it off and don't give her any treats.martinanoreply@blogger.com