- Scotland will not vote for Independence in 2020
- No progress for those hoping for Equal Marriage in the Church of England.
- Narrow Democrat victory in American election – country as divided as ever – widespread belief that the election was rigged.
- Scottish government proposals on reforming the Gender Recognition Act go through largely as proposed in consultation document.
- Limited agreements at COP talks but derided as too little too late.
- UK leaves the EU and is subsequently unable to agree a substantial deal.
- No trade deal with the USA
- Yvette Cooper will become the leader of the Labour Party.
- Stock market lower at the end of the year than it is today. (FTSE 7,542.44)
- Increasing visible support for LGBT Roman Catholics from within the Roman Catholic Church.
Previous Posts
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Pictures to think about #1
I’ve been away from St Mary’s for the last week or so travelling, so no time to write much. However, I did take a lot of photographs and thought I would post one or two things here which made me think. As usual, comments welcome.
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Well-meaning but homophobic
A week has now passed since the Guardian published the following snippet commenting on the twitter exchange that I had with the Director of Communications for the Church of England after Vicky Beeching came out. The Church of England’s director of communications communicated himself into a corner last week, after a well-meaning but homophobic tweet…
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I nominate these guys
Can you change the world by pouring water over someone? Well, we had a go yesterday in St Mary’s with two lovely baptisms in a great service yesterday morning. In the course of the service, we were reminded of Moses being scooped from the water of the River Nile and going on to set a…
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Slow Eucharist – Teaching Mass – Lord’s Supper with FAQ
I’m doing something a bit different on Monday. It happens to be the Feast of St Bartholomew and normally we would have a celebratory Eucharist in the morning instead of morning prayer. Now, I’m the master of having all the works in less than half an hour. Clouds of smoke, a simple sung plainsong setting…
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