- Boris Johnson will be replaced with a Prime Minister who is more competent, more right wing and more difficult to beat.
- A good year for Michael Gove (who is almost invisible at the moment).
- Church of Scotland General Assembly votes to allow same-sex couples to be married in church. More significantly, almost no-one leaves in a huff.
- No progress for those seeking marriage equality in the Church of England.
- US Republican Party do well at the November midterms.
- Midnight Mass will happen at St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow – some people will still be wearing masks but it won’t be mandatory.
- Lots of people discover that cryptocurrency is not the sure thing that they thought. (Losses will disproportionately affect young people).
- Nicola Sturgeon will be forced to announce a proposed date for an Independence Referendum against her better judgement.
- Lambeth Conference will take place but some people forced to participate virtually due to continued pandemic in developing world. (No new sanctions against pro-gay provinces).
- Working from home/hybrid working becomes normalised for big companies. Consequent increase in ransomware demands.
11 responses to “Pentecost Dress Code”
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Does that include red shoes?
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Red shoes may be worn by anyone sitting in the nave. Those at the sharp end know the rules.
An exemption may be made for serving popes.
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But they’d match his red dress so nicely…..
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Popes may wear red shoes at the sharp end. Wannabe popes can’t.
It is really that simple.
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Kelvin, I think that you should wear red cowboy boots in the sharp end! 😉
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I’m trying to think of what the ‘national dress’ of the USA is…I think that if I were there, I’d just wear t-shirt and jeans 🙂
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So is Kelvin wearing a kilt?
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Kelvin is not wearing a kilt.
Kilts, however, may be worn.
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Our invitation to The Lord’s Prayer EVERY week is “And you can pray in whatever language or version is most comfortable for you”
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I’m sure I heard a rendition in Elvish. Perhaps it was Klingon, but it was very loud.
I did not attempt the Doric.
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Elves, Klingons, Doric speakers.
All are welcome in this place.
And to be honest, little would surprise me any more.
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