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Thought for the Day (again)
Further to my previous post, which picked up a brief news item by Ekklesia and a response by Nick Baines, here’s a much longer and informative paper about Thought for the Day that lay behind the Ekklesia news item. Written by Lizzie Clifford, a graduate of the University of Cambridge, it covers the history and More...
Thought for the Day
Ekklesia writers (mainly, I think, Simon Barrow and Jonathan Bartley) are all wound up about religious broadcasting – in particular Thought for the Day. Nick Baines comes up with an interesting response.
I would like to see better religious broadcasting, but I would envisage that as being more red-blooded coverage of actual religion. Ironing out the More...
Nick Griffin, Question Time and Robots
Clayboy reports that after blogging about Nick Griffin's appearance on Question Time last week, he and other bloggers have been getting comments that appear to be generated by a robot. The substance of the comment argues against the view that the BNP is racist, and uses the Bible to "prove" the argument.
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Songs of Praise
Songs of Praise is being recorded today and tomorrow in Great St Mary's, in the middle of Cambridge. Conducted by the lovely John Rutter. A good time will be had by all.
But, alas, it seems that there has been serious difficulty in raising a congregation (unusually so for Songs of Praise, which, despite its More...
Nick Griffin, BNP, and Question Time
I heard a representative of the BBC on the Radio this morning saying that it was right that the BNP should be included in the Question Time Panel because the BNP is an organisation with two elected MEPs, and the responsibility of the BBC is to be impartial.
I understand that in the general run More...
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author musician theologian
Maggi has kept a blog since September 2003, writing about theology and faith, the arts and literature, and a little about life and random nonsense...
This title focuses on the importance of understanding who God is - and who he is not. It explores the core Lenten idea of 'giving up', taking it beyond the traditional idea of simply abstaining from something.
This book compares and contrasts the different Gospel narratives of Christ's coming. It is designed specifically for use in 2007, highlighting links to the Church calendar. It is intended for those wanting daily Bible readings for Advent.
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