“Did you hear the one about the Irish referendum, the Scottish Church Assembly, the Ulster bakery and the English politician?” If you want to know more, check out the article: Continue reading
Reflections on marriage
For some strange reason, over the weekend I got to think about marriage from a number of different angles and now feel I have something worth blogging about, even if unsure where it will end. Continue reading
European Referendum (1)
One of the eye opening, mind boggling features of today’s Radio 4’s Today program was news reporting on the Prime Minister’s European visit Continue reading
Concerning Ashers’ bakers …
One of the news items that has been running for these past few months is the case of a Christian bakers (Ashers) in Northern Ireland that refused to bake a cake for a gay organization that would include an inscription promoting gay marriage. Continue reading
Southend’s Rainbow coalition
The significance of and context for Southend’s “Rainbow” coalition has been touched on in a recent posting. Continue reading
CRA update
I mentioned in my earlier post on Cluny Residents Association (CRA) that the meeting held last night may be our last. It wasn’t and we have another meeting in six months time to decide our fate. Continue reading
We all matter
“Let us meet across differences – intellectual, cultural, national, racial, religious” Jean Vanier. Continue reading
Kippers and Greens
One of the more remarkable, although not so surprising, outcomes of the General Election that has just gone is the polling of the two newest minority parties: UKIP and the Greens, Continue reading
Southend United Football Club
Stop Press: Just been listening to the play off final. Continue reading
CRA – an end of an era!?
Some will know that one of my community involvements is with my local Cluny Residents Association (CRA), which along with others I helped set up over eight years ago. Continue reading