- Good luck to Humphrey. He's off at 8.30 tonight to Sri Lanka to help organise charity stuff, and teach English. I wish him well, and hope he has a fruitful and enjoyable time out there.
- Chester Cathedral have been standing up to Unitarians by not letting them use the Cathedral. The reason is that they are, well, Heretics. Let's not be wishy-washy and call them 'non-Orthodox', as they are just as bad as Arius in their heresy. The Times covers it here.
- This has been doing the rounds in Anglo-Catholic circles for obvious reasons. It's like having a little virtual priest-doll. Now that would be a great thing! A sort of action figure (one for each religious tradition) that comes with suitable priestly regalia! Eastern Orthodox would be fun, as would some of the Chinese religions.
- I may be heading home later, if the blizzard that Lampeter is under subsides, but it won't be until after the International food fair, which I'm looking forward to quite a bit.
- And finally, the Guardian compares the three Lib Dem leadership candidates to different parts of the CofE:
Surveys suggest that the Liberal Democrats have more support from clergy and regular churchgoers than any other political party.
The victor, Menzies Campbell, exemplifies many of the features of the traditional established churches of England and Scotland - gentlemanly, polite, venerable and reassuring, although showing some signs of ageing.
The runner-up, Chris Huhne, embodies several attributes of the new evangelical house churches and charismatic fellowships which constitute the most dynamic and successful sector within the contemporary British Christian scene - highly focused, media-savvy and unencumbered by baggage; but maybe tending towards the shallow, the slick and the opportunistic
# posted by Anthropax @ 3/04/2006 11:00:00 AM
