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Category Archives: Sunday reflections
They Came to a City: what happened to wartime Utopianism?
Last week we we saw the film of J.B. Priestley’s They Came to a City shown by the BFI as part of their season of Ealing Studios films. As entertainment the film lacked a certain something, but as a political … Continue reading
Two sides of the Church
It has been a big week in my ongoing spiritual odyssey, as I wrestle with my agnostic contradictions. My anti-Church hackles were raised, all too predictably, by the Church of England’s response to the Government’s consultation on gay marriage. But … Continue reading
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Tagged Agnostic, agnosticism, gay marriage, Honest Doubt, Mark Pack, religion, Richard Holloway
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Football: after optimism fails, England fans try low expectations.
I’m not a football fan, in any of its forms. I don’t follow a football (soccer) club. But I do get swept into the excitement of the big international championships that take place every two years: the European Cup and … Continue reading
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Tagged European Championship, Football, Sport
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When is evangelism intolerance? A dilemma for some Christians
I have a great deal of sympathy with the article by Deborah Orr in the weekend’s Guardian: Whether you are religious or secular imposing your views on others is foolish. Ms Orr complains about strident campaigning from Christians against abortion … Continue reading
Rowan Williams’s legacy
Rowan Williams is stepping down as Archbishop of Canterbury. For all his faults he is one the world’s great intellectuals. Can the Church of England sustain its establishment status without him? Archbishop Williams’s departure has drawn a lot of comment. … Continue reading
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Tagged Church of England, Disestablishment, Rowan Williams
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Crimes and Misdemeanors: Woody Allen at the BFI
Last Friday we went to seen Woody Allen’s 1989 film Crimes and Misdemeanors in the BFI’s Woody Allen season. There are two more showings to go (including this evening), and I would recommend this dark comedy. I am quite familiar with … Continue reading
Why is it to hard for the Christians to capitalise on Christmas?
Why should we take down our Christmas decorations on Twelfth Night (January 5th)? According to this website it’s because the wood spirits will bring us bad luck otherwise. Christmas is the second most important festival in the Christian calendar, and it has become … Continue reading
My 9/11
11th September 2001 was a wonderful, bright and sunny day here in London, just as it was in New York. You didn’t need a jacket outdoors. I was on duty for a presentation to a prospective client that morning, at … Continue reading
Seeing with the eye of faith
A little while ago I blogged on the subject of Islam and the modern world, following the BBC series on Mohammed. This included some rather dismissive comments about Christianity, which I contrasted with Islam in some rather unfavourable ways, at … Continue reading
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Tagged Agnostic, agnosticism, christianity, Crusades, Islam, Matthew Green, religion
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Islam and the modern world
We’ve just finished watching Rageh Omaar’s Life of Muhammad, although the BBC series finished a couple of weeks ago – the joys of the PVR. In spite of a snarky piece in Private Eye, I really enjoyed it. I probably … Continue reading