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Sermon – 16 May 2004
A few years ago, I spent an unexpected holiday in the Aegean hopping on and off ferries and hydrofoils visiting the islands and enjoying the food and the sun. It was a peaceful holiday moving up and down the Dodecanese islands. And the highlight of the holiday was a trip to the island of Patmos…
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Church of Fools
I remember about 10 years ago visiting someone in a university department who was working on virtual reality computing. Then it involved putting on goggles and walking about in a virtual world which, if I remember, was based on Egypt. (Pyramids were easy to do in those days). Now there is the Church of Fools…
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Political Parties
The parties contesting the European election on 11 June have just announced their candidates. In Scotland, people can choose from 10 parties. There are the usual suspects, plus the UK Independence Party, the British National Party, Operation Christian Vote and Scottish Wind Watch. Operation Christian Vote is a new one just formed. One of their…
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Wi Fi Blogging
WiFi blogging – oh yes. This blog is being written from the sofa using the laptop. Can now presumably blog from bed and bath too. Not that setting up the laptop wireless network was easy. This was principally because of the many attempts to use the University network when I am in the chaplaincy. Once…
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Very Cross Examination
Well, the cross examination yesterday at the Public Inquiry was a good deal crosser than I was expecting. It had been intimated to a number of us that the cross questioning of third party witnesses would not amount to much, so I was surprised at the rather aggressive tone of the lawyer for the opposition.…
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Cross Examination
I’m going to give evidence at the Park of Keir Inquiry today, a few days earlier than expected. I then face cross examination by the legal representative from the other side, the developers. My evidence is as follows….
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Other people's magazines
Why do people from other faith groups think it is appropriate to leave their own literature at the back of open Anglican churches? This morning, I threw away four glossy brochures from the Seventh Day Adventist church. Recently it was a vitriolic publication called the Bulwark, an extremist anti-Catholic magazine. Before that it was Jehovah’s…
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