• It isn’t just Scotland, you know

    It isn’t just Scotland where there are people getting excited about the possibility of marriage law being changed to be more equitable you know.

    Here’s a video of the Dean of St Alban’s speaking out for the cause down in Englandshire.

    Rather well, he does it too, I think.

    Now, when did you last hear anyone else be as articulate, sensible and godly in less than three minutes?

5 responses to “A gap”

  1. Kirstin Avatar

    You are indeed right.
    Although it could be argued that a permanent artifical arrangement might be a canon 35 matter.

  2. Kimberly Avatar

    Canon 35 for artificial flowers? Clever.

    One might also argue that they fit under canon 22 — on Worship.

    Or even Canon 28 — on pastoral breakdown??

  3. Stewart Avatar

    Oh dear – surely the Canon which says the Priest-in-Charge has absolute authority (to which I can not remember the number) in his church is the one that applies.

  4. Steve Hayes Avatar

    No, church flower arrangers are a law unto themselves.

  5. gail Avatar
    gail

    – so opportunities for an opening salvo and subsequent broadsides, eh ? Hoist the mainsail and hard a-starboard….

    ……..(now where did I put that powder and shot……. no…. that’s just compost and pots……)

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