howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Guest 725- Registered: 7 Oct 2011
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I don't know why he just doesn't stick to talking about religion and forget pontificating on areas where merely repeats op-eds from the columns of the Guardian. It's getting really boring now.
All he has to say every year is the usual stuff about goodwill to all men, I pray for a peaceful world and other words of comfort to soothe his flock.
He's getting more like the Prince of Wales.
Silly me, I thought that a religion that was rooted in equality and fairness might have an obligation to promote respect and inclusion.
Dammit, I bit. I didn't mean to.
Guest 705- Registered: 23 Sep 2010
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If the Doc just spoke about religion people would believe that he had nothing to say. Not silly Bern -enlightened!
Never give up...
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i didn't see problem with the speech, it was not party political.
he has aligned himself with the campaign to stop county council cuts in yoof spending for some time.
i think he is genuinely concerned about social breakdown and sees future problems with the young as a catalyst for serious problems.
in the case the church is much in line with what people are concerned about.
Brian Dixon
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i found it a wendy woolie speach as such.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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In his four and a half minutes of air-time he found two minutes or so to let young people speak for themselves. I think his New Year Message did it's greatest good in letting the majority view speak for itself.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b018zvs5/Archbishop_of_Canterburys_New_Year_Message_2012/Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Keith Sansum1
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it is very difficult for any leading lights in whatever fields they are in not to speak on items that affect them
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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makes a pleasant change for a leading cleric to be talking about peace and reconciliation rather than urging his/her followers to attack others.
