Wells MP Tessa Munt has written (presumably at taxpayers expense) to the CofE to ask why the Bishop of Bath and Wells will no longer live in the Bishops Palace. "One of the charms of the palace was the possibility that one might just run into the bishop or his wonderful wife in the grounds, and in my view, it is a great shame that the chances of being blessed in this way are reduced almost to nothing. Unless Ms Munt is happy for her constituents to wander around her front garden on the off chance that they might bump into her, I really can't see what the problem is. The Palace will remain, the Bishop will still work there, it will still be open to visitors. And the Diocese will benefit from having a bishop who can get some proper time off, rather than living over the shop trying to avoid politicians.
The Sun once again shows its contempt for ordinary people. I don't imagine its much fun living in Mulcheney at the moment, using it as a backdrop for a cheap publicity stunt is pretty dire. Maybe they'll be sending a page 3 girl to a Syrian refugee camp to cheer people up there? I'm sure that'd work a treat.
In other weather related news. Hell has frozen over. I guess a lot of other stuff will happen now.
Delighted to find out I'm still a Northerner, even though I've now been in Somerset longer than I lived in Yorkshire.
I've been trying to avoid getting too far into the kerfuffle over the provisional, experimental, temporary baptism prayers: various links to opinions here, and this is a good piece. And this is the only revision that would be acceptable to the Daily Mail.
Was really encouraged by this, the amazing diversity of God's church in the UK. And here's an article on our little corner of it, due in the local paper tomorrow, weather permitting.
In case you missed it, Dave Walkers cartoon advent calendar kept me amused for most of December, and it sees him restored to rightful prominence in the Ebuzzing blog list.
If you're looking for some new blogs to browse for 2014, The Church Sofa has some suggestions. I'd want to add the excellent Cookies Days, which along with Quarentia was my most fruitful source for good links and inspiration last year.
Thanks so much for the shout-out. Good to know you've enjoyed a few of the links I share (it's a mixed feast). Thanks too for your blogging efforts which are a blessing. Grace
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If the Church of England was disestablished so that we had really religious plurality and equality in England then there wouldn't be any reason for MPs to tell the Church of England how to run its affairs. Are you arguing for disestablishment?
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ReplyDeleteJust wondering what actually contributed to the flooding? Could it have been to excessive building works. Did the Local council object? Was it overruled? Should householders affected sue? Would it be the County who overruled? Should the developer be sued? Or did the CC fail to provide funds fo rdredgeing? In that case shold it be directed at the government? Whenn householders are refused insurance to protect them I feel someone should be held responsible. Just a suggestion for the whole of the country to think about especially the vulnerable.