Saturday, 24 September 2011
BBC PC GONE MAD
The BBC have announced that they will no longer allow the word "banker" or derivatives such as "bankas" to be broadcast on its networks unless spoken by an employee of a financial institution. A spokesman for the corporation stated that the word was "unacceptable" as it was now used only in an abusive manner although among tellers on the high street it was sometimes used in an ironic way as it was on many of the tracks on the 2011 hit album, "It Costs A Nation Billions To Bail Us Out," by monetarist rap posse, Lloyd Barclay and the Santanders.
THE MIDNIGHT JUKEBOX
CLASSY FRIDAY
Ч Песни Леонарда Коэна На Русском Языке
(Михаил Рыков)
1. Сестры Милосердия
2. Сюзанна
4. Аллилуйя
(Михаил Рыков)
1. Сестры Милосердия
2. Сюзанна
4. Аллилуйя
Friday, 23 September 2011
LOUD FRIDAY
Something a bit different this week. In stead of the usual hardcore punk sounds I am treating you to some real heavy, electric blues with a side plate of country, boogie woogie. All done as if the 80s, 90s, and Noughties never happened.
Buffalo’s Handsome Jack are not only keenly recreating the kind of punk-imbibed, sleazoid blooze and 1970s rock and roll that boomingly poured out—along with certain kind of thick, thick smoke—from the shag-carpeted interiors of kustom vans so many years ago. In playing their power-loaded riff rock, they also prove to be real believers and practitioners of the too often lost ethos of that era. That means shrugging off the notion of long gaps between putting out records as well as eagerly packing their guitars and drums like long-haired rock gypsies and taking their grift to the road. (donny kutzbach -ARTVOICE)
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FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF LIGHT?
From THE LOCAL (Switzerland):
Physicists reported on Thursday that sub-atomic particles called neutrinos can travel faster than light. In experiments conducted between the European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland and a laboratory in Italy, the tiny particles were clocked at 300,006 kilometres per second, about six km/sec faster that the speed of light, the researchers said.
Scientists spent nearly six months "checking, testing, controlling and rechecking everything" before making an announcement. The findings, they said, could potentially reshape our understanding of the physical world. Under Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity, however, a physical object cannot travel faster than the speed of light in a vacuum.
COMMENT: It wouldn't surprise me if the findings are correct. I have long had a suspicion that Einstein may have been wrong about what happens if a particle was to travel faster than the speed of light. Perhaps all that happens is that the particle becomes invisible.
Of course, there are other possible explanations for the results. Maybe the neutrinos took a more direct route than the light took. Maybe they jumped part of the way (popping in and out of existence). Or, as the scientists themselves suggest, "It could simply mean that the speed of light is not the speed limit we thought it was."
Whatever, if these results are not just the product of a measurement error, they will highlight what I perceive to be a methodological error at the heart of modern science. In my opinion, science should be about observance first and explanation should come after. But, nowadays, especially within the discipline of physics, the mathematics come first and then scientists try to prove the mathematics by observation (the, so far unsuccessful, search for the Higgs Boson being a prime example of this method). There are two problems with doing science this way. Firstly, the public (and, no matter what they might say, many scientists as well) start believing the possibility to be a reality before there is any physical evidence. Secondly, theories can become so revered by the scientific community that any challenges to them are viewed as heresy (and even the Spanish Inquisition couldn't compare in savagery to academia when it comes to making people follow the party line). This second problem means that possible discoveries are delayed, or even never happen. For example, I believe that random matings cannot be the only mechanism for evolutionary change, that we are missing something really big because scientists are scared to challenge this shibboleth of secular scientism.
But it's not only scientists who are guilty of putting the cart before the horse. I think this practice is also a methodological error within the discipline of theology. Most of what religious people claim to be the attributes of the gods are just based on theories. The problem is that humans, who have a strong tendency to seek immediate definition, can easily fall into the error of revering the theories of their religions so much that they never discover new and/or true things about their gods. The Bible is full of theories about God. By giving the Bible the status of God (the fourth person of the Trinity), evangelicals have caged God and have made it nearly impossible for theologians to find out new things about God through observation. When they do discover something about God, if it contradicts the theories of the Biblical writers, their discoveries are ignored and great effort is put into disparaging the theologians concerned. It is the same within Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism except that the Bible is replaced, to a large part, by the traditions of the churches.
We cannot see if we refuse to look. We will never discover the truth unless we allow those brave enough to gaze outside of the box of orthodoxy (theological and/or scientific) full permission to do so. Above all, we should trust our eyes, so to speak. If neutrinos appear to be traveling faster than the speed of light, they probably are. If God appears to bless loving relationships between two people of the same sex, God probably does.
Physicists reported on Thursday that sub-atomic particles called neutrinos can travel faster than light. In experiments conducted between the European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland and a laboratory in Italy, the tiny particles were clocked at 300,006 kilometres per second, about six km/sec faster that the speed of light, the researchers said.
Scientists spent nearly six months "checking, testing, controlling and rechecking everything" before making an announcement. The findings, they said, could potentially reshape our understanding of the physical world. Under Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity, however, a physical object cannot travel faster than the speed of light in a vacuum.
COMMENT: It wouldn't surprise me if the findings are correct. I have long had a suspicion that Einstein may have been wrong about what happens if a particle was to travel faster than the speed of light. Perhaps all that happens is that the particle becomes invisible.
Of course, there are other possible explanations for the results. Maybe the neutrinos took a more direct route than the light took. Maybe they jumped part of the way (popping in and out of existence). Or, as the scientists themselves suggest, "It could simply mean that the speed of light is not the speed limit we thought it was."
Whatever, if these results are not just the product of a measurement error, they will highlight what I perceive to be a methodological error at the heart of modern science. In my opinion, science should be about observance first and explanation should come after. But, nowadays, especially within the discipline of physics, the mathematics come first and then scientists try to prove the mathematics by observation (the, so far unsuccessful, search for the Higgs Boson being a prime example of this method). There are two problems with doing science this way. Firstly, the public (and, no matter what they might say, many scientists as well) start believing the possibility to be a reality before there is any physical evidence. Secondly, theories can become so revered by the scientific community that any challenges to them are viewed as heresy (and even the Spanish Inquisition couldn't compare in savagery to academia when it comes to making people follow the party line). This second problem means that possible discoveries are delayed, or even never happen. For example, I believe that random matings cannot be the only mechanism for evolutionary change, that we are missing something really big because scientists are scared to challenge this shibboleth of secular scientism.
But it's not only scientists who are guilty of putting the cart before the horse. I think this practice is also a methodological error within the discipline of theology. Most of what religious people claim to be the attributes of the gods are just based on theories. The problem is that humans, who have a strong tendency to seek immediate definition, can easily fall into the error of revering the theories of their religions so much that they never discover new and/or true things about their gods. The Bible is full of theories about God. By giving the Bible the status of God (the fourth person of the Trinity), evangelicals have caged God and have made it nearly impossible for theologians to find out new things about God through observation. When they do discover something about God, if it contradicts the theories of the Biblical writers, their discoveries are ignored and great effort is put into disparaging the theologians concerned. It is the same within Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism except that the Bible is replaced, to a large part, by the traditions of the churches.
We cannot see if we refuse to look. We will never discover the truth unless we allow those brave enough to gaze outside of the box of orthodoxy (theological and/or scientific) full permission to do so. Above all, we should trust our eyes, so to speak. If neutrinos appear to be traveling faster than the speed of light, they probably are. If God appears to bless loving relationships between two people of the same sex, God probably does.
COME ON MONSTERS!
YOU DON'T HAVE TO CRY.
WE CAN BE HAPPY.
I never understood why the members of R.E.M. hated their hit single, "Shiny Happy People" so much. Personally, I think it is one of the most perfect pop songs ever released.
This is, without doubt, the definitive version of the song. The R.E.M. boys really bring out the true meaning of the lyrics and Kate Pierson has never looked so good. An iconic performance.
Thanks to THE BANKSYBOY for reminding me of this gem.
R.E.M.
R.I.P.
There ought to be a law against it.
This is, without doubt, the definitive version of the song. The R.E.M. boys really bring out the true meaning of the lyrics and Kate Pierson has never looked so good. An iconic performance.
Thanks to THE BANKSYBOY for reminding me of this gem.
R.E.M.
R.I.P.
There ought to be a law against it.
CAT OF THE DAY
This is Siren.
Check out more monochrome (very artsy) photos of this handsome, gentleman cat at FORKS OFF THE MOMENT.
Check out more monochrome (very artsy) photos of this handsome, gentleman cat at FORKS OFF THE MOMENT.
THE PRAYER LIST: 23RD. SEPTEMBER 2011
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Posted by Liz at FINDING LIFE HARD?:
Husband is worse again today. As I write this, at 10.00 pm on Thursday night, I'm waiting to hear if the surgeon has decided to operate tonight or tomorrow or not.
On the positive side, Daughter had her 20-week scan today and all is well and growing as it should. They decided not to find out the sex of the baby and I'm pleased about that.
On a less pleasant side, tomorrow I go for my routine mammogram. Boobs squeezed between 2 metal plates until you think they can't can't squeeze them any more. And then they do. Joy.
***
Posted by it's margaret at
LEAVE IT LAY WHERE JESUS FLANG IT:
I suppose my mood is not enhanced by the news Joel got yesterday. After six days of tests, they found nothing wrong with his heart, they discharged him. But the pain was still present, and getting worse. We finally got a doctor to pay attention, and they called him in for a simple x-ray and his spine is fractured and a small portion of the lower lobe of his left lung is collapsed. So, today we will deal with more imaging techniques to get the goods on his spine, more drugs to deal with the pain, and then see what cooks.
***
Posted by Ormonde Plater at THROUGH THE DUST:
Murdered this week in the New Orleans area:
Kamron Scott 1 M Neglect
Leonard Jones 58 M Shot
Please pray for the victims, their families, and their murderers.
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Posted by Liz at FINDING LIFE HARD?:
Husband is worse again today. As I write this, at 10.00 pm on Thursday night, I'm waiting to hear if the surgeon has decided to operate tonight or tomorrow or not.
On the positive side, Daughter had her 20-week scan today and all is well and growing as it should. They decided not to find out the sex of the baby and I'm pleased about that.
On a less pleasant side, tomorrow I go for my routine mammogram. Boobs squeezed between 2 metal plates until you think they can't can't squeeze them any more. And then they do. Joy.
***
Posted by it's margaret at
LEAVE IT LAY WHERE JESUS FLANG IT:
I suppose my mood is not enhanced by the news Joel got yesterday. After six days of tests, they found nothing wrong with his heart, they discharged him. But the pain was still present, and getting worse. We finally got a doctor to pay attention, and they called him in for a simple x-ray and his spine is fractured and a small portion of the lower lobe of his left lung is collapsed. So, today we will deal with more imaging techniques to get the goods on his spine, more drugs to deal with the pain, and then see what cooks.
***
Posted by Ormonde Plater at THROUGH THE DUST:
Murdered this week in the New Orleans area:
Kamron Scott 1 M Neglect
Leonard Jones 58 M Shot
Please pray for the victims, their families, and their murderers.
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Thursday, 22 September 2011
KLEPTOMANIAC ENTERTAINER
TOO CHEAP TO BUY
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
From THE PRESS ASSOCIATION:Myleene Klass has confessed that she stole toilet roll from the Pope's Italian summer retreat whilst filming there with the BBC.
She said: "I made Christmas presents out of it. I stuck a piece of tissue, and I'd write, 'Papal loo roll; a tissue. Bless you.' It's very special because it's got papal wreaths embossed all over it in little green laurel leaves."COMMENT: I worked in a large office building once. In the gent's we had nice, soft, two-ply toilet paper. In the lady's they had to put up with that scratchy, Izal stuff because if they put nice paper in there the women would nick it and take it home with them.
THE MIDNIGHT JUKEBOX
Some punky, English folk, a gorgeous redheaded, Lincolnshire lass who drinks pints and two handsome lurchers on the album cover - I ask you, what more could you possibly want to wind up your Thursday evening? (Well, yes, there is that but, I'm sorry, that's something you'll have to arrange for yourselves).
Pilgrims' Way's WEBSITE
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MAD DAD'S JOKE OF THE DAY
My budgie broke his leg today, so I made him a little splint out of a couple of "strike anywhere" matches. His little face lit up when he tried to walk.
THE INEVITABLE DISAPPOINTMENT OF REVENGE
From THE BOSTON HERALD:
The mother of a slain Georgia police officer says she can’t believe that the execution of Troy Davis has taken place 22 years after he was convicted of killing her son. Anneliese MacPhail told The Associated Press that the feelings of relief and peace she has been waiting for all these years will come later. She says she is numb right now.
COMMENT: And, if she is lucky she will remain numb. If she is unlucky she will start feeling guilt and remorse. The two things she will never experience are the feelings of relief and peace. Revenge doesn't work like that. Peace is the fruit of forgiveness.
COMMENT: And, if she is lucky she will remain numb. If she is unlucky she will start feeling guilt and remorse. The two things she will never experience are the feelings of relief and peace. Revenge doesn't work like that. Peace is the fruit of forgiveness.
PRIMATES IN CHARGE
THINKING ANGLICANS have posted a report on the Global South primates' communique following their recent visit to China. It's the usual tub thumping but one particular sentence leapt off the page and grabbed my attention:
We have devoted much time to discuss the Anglican Communion Covenant and the Preamble by the Province of South East Asia documenting the historical events leading up to the Covenant and insisting that the Primates should be the proper moral and spiritual authority for the monitoring of the Covenant.
One of the main reasons that those of us who oppose the covenant are so fearful of its implementation is that it is obviously part of Rowan Williams' plan to place all the authority of the Anglican Communion, for all intents and purposes, into the hands of a caucus of primates with the Archbishop of Canterbury becoming an Anglican pope. The above statement proves that he has plenty of support for his plans.
I have said all along that anti-covenanters in England should be concentrating on making sure the laity fully understand that the adoption of the covenant will mean that they will be told what to think and what to believe by a small group of people, most of whom will be from cultures very different to their own. Okay, like laity everywhere, they will no doubt just ignore any instructions they don't like. But, priests do not have the same privilege as their jobs depend, even now, on towing the company line. So, at the very least, the laity of the Church of England are going to have to put up with disillusioned, broken priests preaching creationism, the innerancy of scripture, the subjugation of women and the condemnation of gay people from their pulpits every Sunday.
Far from being the salvation of Anglicanism in England, the covenant will destroy what is left of it. Mainstream, English Anglicans are not credulous bigots at heart and most of them will not hang around an institution which has voted itself into unenlightened irrelevancy. Nobody wants to be despised and if the Church of England adopts the world view of a bunch of tin pot tribal chiefs who believe that women should do as they are told by their men and that gay people should be executed, then it certainly is going to be despised by the rest of English society.
We have devoted much time to discuss the Anglican Communion Covenant and the Preamble by the Province of South East Asia documenting the historical events leading up to the Covenant and insisting that the Primates should be the proper moral and spiritual authority for the monitoring of the Covenant.
One of the main reasons that those of us who oppose the covenant are so fearful of its implementation is that it is obviously part of Rowan Williams' plan to place all the authority of the Anglican Communion, for all intents and purposes, into the hands of a caucus of primates with the Archbishop of Canterbury becoming an Anglican pope. The above statement proves that he has plenty of support for his plans.
I have said all along that anti-covenanters in England should be concentrating on making sure the laity fully understand that the adoption of the covenant will mean that they will be told what to think and what to believe by a small group of people, most of whom will be from cultures very different to their own. Okay, like laity everywhere, they will no doubt just ignore any instructions they don't like. But, priests do not have the same privilege as their jobs depend, even now, on towing the company line. So, at the very least, the laity of the Church of England are going to have to put up with disillusioned, broken priests preaching creationism, the innerancy of scripture, the subjugation of women and the condemnation of gay people from their pulpits every Sunday.
Far from being the salvation of Anglicanism in England, the covenant will destroy what is left of it. Mainstream, English Anglicans are not credulous bigots at heart and most of them will not hang around an institution which has voted itself into unenlightened irrelevancy. Nobody wants to be despised and if the Church of England adopts the world view of a bunch of tin pot tribal chiefs who believe that women should do as they are told by their men and that gay people should be executed, then it certainly is going to be despised by the rest of English society.
CRITTERS OF THE DAY
From THE TELEGRAPH:
Five week-old squirrels were found in the aftermath of the gale-force winds that hit the UK last week, with their mother nowhere to be seen. They were taken to a veterinary surgery in Alnwick before being delivered to the animal welfare centre at Ulgham near Morpeth, where volunteers now feed them goat's milk every three hours and will continue to look after them through winter.
Five week-old squirrels were found in the aftermath of the gale-force winds that hit the UK last week, with their mother nowhere to be seen. They were taken to a veterinary surgery in Alnwick before being delivered to the animal welfare centre at Ulgham near Morpeth, where volunteers now feed them goat's milk every three hours and will continue to look after them through winter.
THE PRAYER LIST: 22ND. SEPTEMBER 2011
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FOR YOUR PRAYERS
From Judy:
Please pray for Sharon, due to have brain surgery on Thursday.
***
From Elizabeth:
Please remember two pressing concerns of mine. (They are not life threatening, but are large problems.)
***
From THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS:
Jamey Rodemeyer, a 14-year-old boy who once recorded an anti-bullying message, was remembered at a vigil two days after taunts from his schoolmates led the teen to commit suicide. Jamey, whose parents says he was targeted by school bullies over his sexuality, was found dead outside his family's home on Sunday.
"He touched so many hearts, so many people," his mother, Tracy Rodemeyer, told the Buffalo News. "I didn't realize how many people he touched. He was the sweetest, kindest kid you'd ever know."
In his blog, Rodemeyer wrote painfully about his life including one message posted just days before his suicide.
"I always say how bullied I am, but no one listens. What do I have to do so people will listen to me?"
From Tim:
I live and minister in the Williamsville, NY area, not far from the school Jamey attended. This is not the first suicide in the area, as you might imagine. Please pray for his middle-school principal who is a member of my church who has worked very hard with Jamey and has an excellent relationship with his parents. She's been receiving lots of hate email, blaming her for his death. I guess bullying comes in many forms.
***
Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness, and live...
... we pray for Troy Davis and Russell Brewer who were both executed yesterday in the United States. May they enjoy God's mercy.
We pray for all those affected by the crimes linked to these two men. May they enjoy the peace of God that passes all understanding.
We pray for those involved in and concerned about the justice system of the United States. May they enjoy the wisdom of God who seeks redemption and not revenge.
***
Posted at DIOBETH NEWSPIN:
Pray for our young men and women who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for their families:
Sgt. 1st Class Danial R. Adams, 35, of Portland, Ore.
Staff Sgt. Estevan Altamirano, 30, of Edcouch, Texas
Spc. Chazray C. Clark, 24, of Ecorse, Mich.
Cpl. Michael J. Dutcher, 22, of Asheville, N.C.
Sgt. Garrick L. Eppinger Jr., 25, of Appleton, Wis.
Staff Sgt. Michael W. Hosey, 27, of Birmingham, Ala.
Sgt. Mycal L. Prince, 28, of Minco, Okla.
Sgt. Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr., 26, of Pharr, Texas
Sgt. Chester G. Stoda, 32, of Black River Falls, Wis.
Pray also for the fallen heroes also of our coalition partners, and for the citizens of Iraq and Afghanistan who have died, unnamed and unknown to us, and for those who mourn ... and for an end to this endless war.
***
From THE BBC:
The powerful typhoon that hit Japan on Wednesday has been making its way across the country, bringing floods, damage and deaths. At least 10 people have been killed by Typhoon Roke, with many others missing or injured. The storm, which caused winds of 162km/h (100mph), passed near the capital Tokyo and the damaged nuclear power plant at Fukushima. One of the main worries was that the heavy rain could force radioactive water from the crippled nuclear plant into the sea.
***
From THE NEW YORK TIMES:
Over the weekend, a Somali radio station run by the Shabab, the most powerful Islamist militant group in the war-ravaged country, held an awards ceremony to honor children who were experts at Shabab trivia and at reciting the Koran. The prizes? Fully automatic assault rifles and live hand grenades.
***
From AFP:
Rival troops battled in the streets of the Yemeni capital for a fifth straight day Thursday, following the failure of a diplomatic bid to end the deadliest violence since mass anti-regime protests swept the country. In all, some 85 people, mostly unarmed civilians targeted by security forces or caught in the crossfire of the rival military units, have been killed in five days of clashes that first erupted on Sunday.
***
From UKPA:
British Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has condemned cage fighting among children as young as eight as "barbaric" and expressed shock over an apparent lack of restrictions on the activity. His comments came as it emerged police are to investigate whether two boys were put at risk by taking part in a bout at Greenlands Labour Club in Preston in front of a 250-strong adult audience. A video of the battle posted on the internet shows the youngsters fighting in a cage without protective padding or head gear and receiving medical attention.
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From Judy:
Please pray for Sharon, due to have brain surgery on Thursday.
***
From Elizabeth:
Please remember two pressing concerns of mine. (They are not life threatening, but are large problems.)
***
From THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS:
Jamey Rodemeyer, a 14-year-old boy who once recorded an anti-bullying message, was remembered at a vigil two days after taunts from his schoolmates led the teen to commit suicide. Jamey, whose parents says he was targeted by school bullies over his sexuality, was found dead outside his family's home on Sunday.
"He touched so many hearts, so many people," his mother, Tracy Rodemeyer, told the Buffalo News. "I didn't realize how many people he touched. He was the sweetest, kindest kid you'd ever know."
In his blog, Rodemeyer wrote painfully about his life including one message posted just days before his suicide.
"I always say how bullied I am, but no one listens. What do I have to do so people will listen to me?"
From Tim:
I live and minister in the Williamsville, NY area, not far from the school Jamey attended. This is not the first suicide in the area, as you might imagine. Please pray for his middle-school principal who is a member of my church who has worked very hard with Jamey and has an excellent relationship with his parents. She's been receiving lots of hate email, blaming her for his death. I guess bullying comes in many forms.
***
Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness, and live...
... we pray for Troy Davis and Russell Brewer who were both executed yesterday in the United States. May they enjoy God's mercy.
We pray for all those affected by the crimes linked to these two men. May they enjoy the peace of God that passes all understanding.
We pray for those involved in and concerned about the justice system of the United States. May they enjoy the wisdom of God who seeks redemption and not revenge.
***
Posted at DIOBETH NEWSPIN:
Pray for our young men and women who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for their families:
Sgt. 1st Class Danial R. Adams, 35, of Portland, Ore.
Staff Sgt. Estevan Altamirano, 30, of Edcouch, Texas
Spc. Chazray C. Clark, 24, of Ecorse, Mich.
Cpl. Michael J. Dutcher, 22, of Asheville, N.C.
Sgt. Garrick L. Eppinger Jr., 25, of Appleton, Wis.
Staff Sgt. Michael W. Hosey, 27, of Birmingham, Ala.
Sgt. Mycal L. Prince, 28, of Minco, Okla.
Sgt. Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr., 26, of Pharr, Texas
Sgt. Chester G. Stoda, 32, of Black River Falls, Wis.
Pray also for the fallen heroes also of our coalition partners, and for the citizens of Iraq and Afghanistan who have died, unnamed and unknown to us, and for those who mourn ... and for an end to this endless war.
***
From THE BBC:
The powerful typhoon that hit Japan on Wednesday has been making its way across the country, bringing floods, damage and deaths. At least 10 people have been killed by Typhoon Roke, with many others missing or injured. The storm, which caused winds of 162km/h (100mph), passed near the capital Tokyo and the damaged nuclear power plant at Fukushima. One of the main worries was that the heavy rain could force radioactive water from the crippled nuclear plant into the sea.
***
From THE NEW YORK TIMES:
Over the weekend, a Somali radio station run by the Shabab, the most powerful Islamist militant group in the war-ravaged country, held an awards ceremony to honor children who were experts at Shabab trivia and at reciting the Koran. The prizes? Fully automatic assault rifles and live hand grenades.
***
From AFP:
Rival troops battled in the streets of the Yemeni capital for a fifth straight day Thursday, following the failure of a diplomatic bid to end the deadliest violence since mass anti-regime protests swept the country. In all, some 85 people, mostly unarmed civilians targeted by security forces or caught in the crossfire of the rival military units, have been killed in five days of clashes that first erupted on Sunday.
***
From UKPA:
British Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has condemned cage fighting among children as young as eight as "barbaric" and expressed shock over an apparent lack of restrictions on the activity. His comments came as it emerged police are to investigate whether two boys were put at risk by taking part in a bout at Greenlands Labour Club in Preston in front of a 250-strong adult audience. A video of the battle posted on the internet shows the youngsters fighting in a cage without protective padding or head gear and receiving medical attention.
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Wednesday, 21 September 2011
WHERE DOES HE FIND THEM?
Oh dear. Jessica is obviously a sweet young thing. If only she had a friend who dared tell her the truth.
An easy 200 days off purgatory if you listen all the way through.
Hang on a second! Aren't they tulips?
WHOOPS!
From an Australian correspondent:
Just wanted to let you know that "65 roses" is local slang for the fatal childhood condition cystic fibrosis, from which the poor kid gasping this out suffers.
This was released as an (admittedly nigh-unlistenable) Oz fundraiser, and I believe gained attention because she’d just undergone a lung transplant which was hoped to extend her life by about 10 years or so. Hence nobody wanted to say the obvious “singing’s not your strong point”.
Well, at least I paid for it.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Concerning the murder of Troy Davis:
"What we have had is a manufactured appearance of doubt which has taken on the quality of legitimate doubt itself. And all of it is exquisitely unfair," said Mr. Lawton, who retired as Chatham County's head prosecutor in 2008. "The good news is we live in a civilized society where questions like this are decided based on fact in open and transparent courts of law, and not on street corners."
COMMENT: I'm sorry, and I know I will be accused of being an arrogant European for this, but on this side of the Atlantic the USA is not regarded as a civilised society, and you will not be until you stop judicial murder, imprisonment without trial and letting people, who could be cured, die because they haven't got the necessary insurance. America is like the Roman Empire - it has great central heating, marvellous literature and social mobility but it still thinks killing people in the arena is morally justified and good fun.
"What we have had is a manufactured appearance of doubt which has taken on the quality of legitimate doubt itself. And all of it is exquisitely unfair," said Mr. Lawton, who retired as Chatham County's head prosecutor in 2008. "The good news is we live in a civilized society where questions like this are decided based on fact in open and transparent courts of law, and not on street corners."
COMMENT: I'm sorry, and I know I will be accused of being an arrogant European for this, but on this side of the Atlantic the USA is not regarded as a civilised society, and you will not be until you stop judicial murder, imprisonment without trial and letting people, who could be cured, die because they haven't got the necessary insurance. America is like the Roman Empire - it has great central heating, marvellous literature and social mobility but it still thinks killing people in the arena is morally justified and good fun.
WOMEN BISHOPS AND THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
- MADPRIEST'S PERFECTLY SENSIBLE IDEA
Yesterday, both here and on Facebook, I congratulated the United States for finally getting rid of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" from their armed forces. I did, of course, point out that here in England we have been open about such things for quite some time now. To which, my friend, Larry, replied "What about women bishops, then?"
Yes. It has to be admitted, that although we have very few objections to homosexuality in England (our private schools, top universities, seminaries and, of course, our secret intelligence service, have, in fact, been actively encouraging it for hundreds of years), we do still have enormous problems with female sexuality, especially within the Church of England. It has always been the belief of the Church that because Jesus and his disciples were all gay men that only gay men should be ordained priests in the Church of England. About twenty years ago, after close examination of Leonardo Da Vinci's "Last Woking Lunch" painting, our theologians announced that the "beloved disciple" was not Jesus's gentleman friend, John, but was, in fact, Mary Magdalene. This led to Archbishop George Carey telling us we had to "put up" with women being priests from then on. Most of us agreed with this new thing but, as Jesus was most definitely a man (the proof being that he had a beard) a lot of the church's members are still very much against the idea of women bishops.
Discussions regarding the ordination of women to the episcopacy seem to have reached a stalemate. Or rather, they had until yesterday when my conversation with Larry led to me having a brilliant idea. The United States armed forces didn't jump straight from "no gays" to "yes gays." They first went through a period of getting used to the idea of gay people being allowed to serve (a period of reception) in which they abided by the policy of "Don't ask, don't tell."
Why don't we do the same in the Church of England?
I suggest that, for the time being, as long as female bishops don't publicly admit to being women they should be allowed to serve in the English episcopacy.
Hey! I've cracked it, haven't I?
Yes. It has to be admitted, that although we have very few objections to homosexuality in England (our private schools, top universities, seminaries and, of course, our secret intelligence service, have, in fact, been actively encouraging it for hundreds of years), we do still have enormous problems with female sexuality, especially within the Church of England. It has always been the belief of the Church that because Jesus and his disciples were all gay men that only gay men should be ordained priests in the Church of England. About twenty years ago, after close examination of Leonardo Da Vinci's "Last Woking Lunch" painting, our theologians announced that the "beloved disciple" was not Jesus's gentleman friend, John, but was, in fact, Mary Magdalene. This led to Archbishop George Carey telling us we had to "put up" with women being priests from then on. Most of us agreed with this new thing but, as Jesus was most definitely a man (the proof being that he had a beard) a lot of the church's members are still very much against the idea of women bishops.
Discussions regarding the ordination of women to the episcopacy seem to have reached a stalemate. Or rather, they had until yesterday when my conversation with Larry led to me having a brilliant idea. The United States armed forces didn't jump straight from "no gays" to "yes gays." They first went through a period of getting used to the idea of gay people being allowed to serve (a period of reception) in which they abided by the policy of "Don't ask, don't tell."
Why don't we do the same in the Church of England?
I suggest that, for the time being, as long as female bishops don't publicly admit to being women they should be allowed to serve in the English episcopacy.
Hey! I've cracked it, haven't I?
THE PRAYER LIST: 21ST. SEPTEMBER 2011
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Two of our friends have attended the funeral of a loved one recently.
Elizabeth Kaeton conducted the funeral of Annie, who was obviously a "real character." You can read Elizabeth's tribute to her friend at TELLING SECRETS.
Christine McIntosh, who had to cancel her holiday recently due to a back injury, enjoyed the "silver lining" of being able to attend the funeral of the musician and scholar, Kenneth Elliott. It was a time for happy memories that you can read all about at BLETHERS.
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I'm still suffering from the after effects of the virus I was struck down with last week. I'm very lethargic and still full of gunk. I went to bed at 8 o'clock yesterday and slept for 12 hours. That's not like me at all.
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We pray for Troy Davis who is to be executed in Georgia today.
We pray for his family, friends, legal team and all those who have fought for clemency.
We pray also for the United States of America, a nation that would rather spend millions and millions of dollars on revenge rather than on tackling the causes of crime. A nation that insists its public servants call for and take part in pre-meditated murder and so break the commandment of the God they profess to worship.
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From THE BBC:
Mexican gunmen blocked an underpass on a busy road in the state of Veracruz and abandoned 35 bodies in the backs of two trucks. Some of the victims had their hands tied and showed signs of having been tortured.
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From CBS NEWS:
Chad Gandiya, Zimbabwe's top Anglican bishop, said Tuesday that Nolbert Kunonga, an excommunicated church leader close to the country's president, has taken over an orphanage housing 80 children. He has also has seized mission schools and priests' homes on the church premises near Murewa, some 50 miles east of the capital, Harare. Worshippers now congregate instead under the shade of trees beside a dirt road.
We pray that Rowan Williams' official visit to Zimbabwe, and his meeting with Mugabe, in October, will result in an end to Kunonaga and Mugabe's campaign of hatred against the Anglican church rather than becoming just a propaganda opportunity for the Zimbabwe government as is presently feared.
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Two of our friends have attended the funeral of a loved one recently.
Elizabeth Kaeton conducted the funeral of Annie, who was obviously a "real character." You can read Elizabeth's tribute to her friend at TELLING SECRETS.
Christine McIntosh, who had to cancel her holiday recently due to a back injury, enjoyed the "silver lining" of being able to attend the funeral of the musician and scholar, Kenneth Elliott. It was a time for happy memories that you can read all about at BLETHERS.
***
I'm still suffering from the after effects of the virus I was struck down with last week. I'm very lethargic and still full of gunk. I went to bed at 8 o'clock yesterday and slept for 12 hours. That's not like me at all.
***
We pray for his family, friends, legal team and all those who have fought for clemency.
We pray also for the United States of America, a nation that would rather spend millions and millions of dollars on revenge rather than on tackling the causes of crime. A nation that insists its public servants call for and take part in pre-meditated murder and so break the commandment of the God they profess to worship.
***
From THE BBC:
Mexican gunmen blocked an underpass on a busy road in the state of Veracruz and abandoned 35 bodies in the backs of two trucks. Some of the victims had their hands tied and showed signs of having been tortured.
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From CBS NEWS:
Chad Gandiya, Zimbabwe's top Anglican bishop, said Tuesday that Nolbert Kunonga, an excommunicated church leader close to the country's president, has taken over an orphanage housing 80 children. He has also has seized mission schools and priests' homes on the church premises near Murewa, some 50 miles east of the capital, Harare. Worshippers now congregate instead under the shade of trees beside a dirt road.
We pray that Rowan Williams' official visit to Zimbabwe, and his meeting with Mugabe, in October, will result in an end to Kunonaga and Mugabe's campaign of hatred against the Anglican church rather than becoming just a propaganda opportunity for the Zimbabwe government as is presently feared.
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Tuesday, 20 September 2011
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
"First Comes Marriage, Then Comes Love" by the Reverend Susan Brown Snook, posted at A GOOD AND JOYFUL THING.
Love is not a feeling. Love is a series of decisions, and a lifetime full of actions. Love is something you decide to do every day, no matter what you feel. And in doing it, in loving your neighbor as yourself, in making the good of your spouse your highest priority, you will learn to experience love at a whole new level, far beyond mere feelings.
Good stuff. As is the whole article. Go read!
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"The radical rejection of power — politics, libertarianism and religion" by Gurdur, posted at THE HEATHEN HUB.
If I recommended everything that Gurdur produces that is worth reading then OCICBW... would be nothing more than his own personal, fan club. So the fact that have singled out this particular post means that it is exceedingly good.
Love is not a feeling. Love is a series of decisions, and a lifetime full of actions. Love is something you decide to do every day, no matter what you feel. And in doing it, in loving your neighbor as yourself, in making the good of your spouse your highest priority, you will learn to experience love at a whole new level, far beyond mere feelings.
Good stuff. As is the whole article. Go read!
***
"The radical rejection of power — politics, libertarianism and religion" by Gurdur, posted at THE HEATHEN HUB.
If I recommended everything that Gurdur produces that is worth reading then OCICBW... would be nothing more than his own personal, fan club. So the fact that have singled out this particular post means that it is exceedingly good.
THE PRAYER LIST: 20TH. SEPTEMBER 2011
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THANKSGIVING
From it's margaret:
Thanksgiving that susankay got news that her biopsy showed no malignancy!
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Well done the U.S.A. No more DADT.
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
From JCF:
Please pray for wisdom, justice AND mercy, as the Georgia Clemency Board considers the case of Troy Davis, scheduled to be executed Wednesday. A majority of the eyewitnesses to the crime (a police officer* was killed: RIP), now say he was NOT the man who committed it.
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From THE WALL STREET JOURNAL:
As Typhoon Roke moved closer to Japan's largest island on Tuesday, officials advised more than 1.1 million residents in Nagoya, roughly half of the sprawling city's population, to consider evacuating to safer ground away from potential flood and landslide zones.
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From XINHUA NEWS AGENCY:
At least three people died in Guatemala on Monday after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the central American country near the city of Cuilapa some 50 kilometers south of the capital on the main road toward El Salvador.
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From THE GUARDIAN:
An explosion near a secondary school injured at least 15 people and set several vehicles on fire in the Turkish capital on Tuesday, an official said. It was not immediately clear what caused the blast in the downtown Kizilay district but a deputy prime minister said a bomb was suspected.
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THANKSGIVING
From it's margaret:
Thanksgiving that susankay got news that her biopsy showed no malignancy!
***
Well done the U.S.A. No more DADT.
FOR YOUR PRAYERS
From JCF:
Please pray for wisdom, justice AND mercy, as the Georgia Clemency Board considers the case of Troy Davis, scheduled to be executed Wednesday. A majority of the eyewitnesses to the crime (a police officer* was killed: RIP), now say he was NOT the man who committed it.
***
From THE WALL STREET JOURNAL:
As Typhoon Roke moved closer to Japan's largest island on Tuesday, officials advised more than 1.1 million residents in Nagoya, roughly half of the sprawling city's population, to consider evacuating to safer ground away from potential flood and landslide zones.
***
From XINHUA NEWS AGENCY:
At least three people died in Guatemala on Monday after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the central American country near the city of Cuilapa some 50 kilometers south of the capital on the main road toward El Salvador.
***
From THE GUARDIAN:
An explosion near a secondary school injured at least 15 people and set several vehicles on fire in the Turkish capital on Tuesday, an official said. It was not immediately clear what caused the blast in the downtown Kizilay district but a deputy prime minister said a bomb was suspected.
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THE MIDNIGHT JUKEBOX - REGGAE SPECIAL
Here's a right mash-up of reggae stylings that should
have all of you moonstomping into Tuesday.
Hypocrites - Don Campbell
Trying To Wreck - The Aggrovators
Stars - Cornell Campbell
Declaration Of Dub - Johnny Clarke
Satamasagana - Don Carlos
Gorgan Wise - U Roy
Rastaman Possie - Earl Sixteen
Johnny Dub - Don Carlos In Dub
Soulful Music - The Emotions
Creation - Don Gordon
S-H-I (I'm Shocking) - Glen Adams
The Big Licking - Hugh Brown
Rent Collector - Kofi
Two Things In Life Dub - Don Carlos
Do It To Me Baby - Lloyd Jackson Grovers
Drifter's Dub - King Tubby
Time To Move On - Prince Malachi
Caroline - Clint Eastwood
Thank You - Roy Shirley
My Argument - Glen Adams
Monday, 19 September 2011
WHY GOING TO SCHOOL IS SO IMPORTANT
From THIS DAY LIVE:
Peeved by the growing malaise of sexual immorality in the country, Primate, Church of Nigeria, the Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Nicholas D. Okoh, has described the practice of homosexuality, lesbianism and gay marriage as great evils that must neither be condoned nor allowed to further exist in our society.
Primate Okoh, who spoke Sunday in Owa, the headquarters of Ika North-east Local Government Area of Delta State during the marriage ceremony between Princess Ewere Efeizomor and Dr. Jimoh Onaivi, stated that homosexuality, lesbianism and same-sex marriage was not the original plan of God.
Primate Okoh, who also lamented the state of insecurity in the country evidenced by the frequent cases of bomb blasts in some parts, said when God created man, he (man) was in the mist of animals and he did not find a companion among them, which necessitated the creation of a woman as a help mate for him, as God had arranged man and woman to co-habit.
“I want to draw you attention to what is becoming acceptable in some quarters which we must not accept. What is being known now as gay and homosexuality is contrary to God’s plan for human sexuality and procreation. It is against the will of God, and nobody should encourage it, and those who do will earn for themselves the damnation of the Almighty.
“It’s through marriage that people should enter into true sexual life. It’s not the process of re-inventing the third person* because God did not invent the marriage between two same-sex persons as the cases in homosexuality and lesbianism.” He admonished those practising it to repent and come out of it because it’s evil.
The cleric argued that if God considered that yet another man was what Adam needed as companion and help mate in the Garden of Eden, He would have created another man, not a woman for Adam, stressing that, “He did not do that but rather created a unique person in the form of a woman different from the man.”
He lamented that there is moral decadence pervading the labyrinth of society in so much a way that hitherto despicable acts like lesbianism and homosexuality are gradually being decorated with public appeal and now receiving tolerance and even applause in today’s society.
“Men have fashioned out different forms of marriages for themselves called trial marriages, where couples decide to live together for a specific period of time to see whether they are compatible or not,” adding that, “marriage is an act of faith, as it should be the way God has designed it,” he said.
He pointed out that marriage is a purposeful and beautiful arrangement made by God to cure the element of loneliness in Adam, so that whatever might be their need, they both could solve it together.
* I assume this is a reference to polygamy.
COMMENT: Ye gods! The arrogant twerp said all this at a couple's wedding ceremony (the best day of their life?). This sex obsessed, episcopal ignoramus takes "ignorance" to a whole new level.
Peeved by the growing malaise of sexual immorality in the country, Primate, Church of Nigeria, the Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Nicholas D. Okoh, has described the practice of homosexuality, lesbianism and gay marriage as great evils that must neither be condoned nor allowed to further exist in our society.
Primate Okoh, who spoke Sunday in Owa, the headquarters of Ika North-east Local Government Area of Delta State during the marriage ceremony between Princess Ewere Efeizomor and Dr. Jimoh Onaivi, stated that homosexuality, lesbianism and same-sex marriage was not the original plan of God.
Primate Okoh, who also lamented the state of insecurity in the country evidenced by the frequent cases of bomb blasts in some parts, said when God created man, he (man) was in the mist of animals and he did not find a companion among them, which necessitated the creation of a woman as a help mate for him, as God had arranged man and woman to co-habit.
“I want to draw you attention to what is becoming acceptable in some quarters which we must not accept. What is being known now as gay and homosexuality is contrary to God’s plan for human sexuality and procreation. It is against the will of God, and nobody should encourage it, and those who do will earn for themselves the damnation of the Almighty.
“It’s through marriage that people should enter into true sexual life. It’s not the process of re-inventing the third person* because God did not invent the marriage between two same-sex persons as the cases in homosexuality and lesbianism.” He admonished those practising it to repent and come out of it because it’s evil.
The cleric argued that if God considered that yet another man was what Adam needed as companion and help mate in the Garden of Eden, He would have created another man, not a woman for Adam, stressing that, “He did not do that but rather created a unique person in the form of a woman different from the man.”
He lamented that there is moral decadence pervading the labyrinth of society in so much a way that hitherto despicable acts like lesbianism and homosexuality are gradually being decorated with public appeal and now receiving tolerance and even applause in today’s society.
“Men have fashioned out different forms of marriages for themselves called trial marriages, where couples decide to live together for a specific period of time to see whether they are compatible or not,” adding that, “marriage is an act of faith, as it should be the way God has designed it,” he said.
He pointed out that marriage is a purposeful and beautiful arrangement made by God to cure the element of loneliness in Adam, so that whatever might be their need, they both could solve it together.
* I assume this is a reference to polygamy.
COMMENT: Ye gods! The arrogant twerp said all this at a couple's wedding ceremony (the best day of their life?). This sex obsessed, episcopal ignoramus takes "ignorance" to a whole new level.
MAD DAD'S JOKE OF THE DAY
Police cordoned off Liverpool City Centre this morning when a suspicious object was discovered in a car.
It later turned out to be a tax disc.
It later turned out to be a tax disc.
THE PRAYER LIST: 19TH. SEPTEMBER 2011
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FOR YOUR PRAYERS
I learned this morning that my sister's beloved golden, Jack, crossed the rainbow bridge peacefully in his sleep last night. He was almost 12, and very arthritic. He may have known his end was near; he was inexplicably needy last night although not acting like he was in physical discomfort.
He was the sweetest dog, even a tad sweeter than our own golden. He was a loyal protector of all children, and provided companionship for my 89 y.o. mom when my sis and B-I-L weren't at home. He was a favorite of the mail carriers and received a cookie daily. Mom's front porch will never be the same.
(Janis 17th. September 2011)
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Please spare a thought and a prayer for our longstanding friend, Christine, at BLETHERS. She should be on a walking holiday in Sicily at this moment in time. Instead, she is laid up with a bad back and drugged up to the eyeballs to keep the pain to a minimum.
***
Please pray for the people of Pakistan caught up in the devastating floods in their country.
***
From THE BBC:
A BBC investigation has found allegations of abuse against African migrant workers in Libya by fighters allied to the new interim authorities. Hundreds of men have been imprisoned, accused of being mercenaries for Col Muammar Gaddafi, and there are claims that homes have been ransacked and looted, and women and girls have been beaten and raped.
***
From VOICE OF AMERICA:
A suicide bomber has detonated a vehicle packed with explosives outside the house of a senior police official in Karachi, killing at least 8 people. Six of the eight killed Monday were police officers who were guarding the police official's residence. A woman and a child were also killed in the explosion.
***
From THE BBC:
Security forces in Yemen have fired on anti-government protesters during a march in Sanaa, killing at least 26 people. More than 300 people have been treated for gunshot wounds.
***
From SKY NEWS:
At least 53 people have been killed after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit the small, landlocked Himalayan state of Sikkim in north-east India and neighbouring Nepal. Three people were killed when a wall collapsed at the British embassy in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, among them a motorcyclist and his eight-year-old daughter. At least 60 people were injured in and around Gangtok, the state capital of Sikkim, by mudslides, falling debris and collapsing buildings.
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He was the sweetest dog, even a tad sweeter than our own golden. He was a loyal protector of all children, and provided companionship for my 89 y.o. mom when my sis and B-I-L weren't at home. He was a favorite of the mail carriers and received a cookie daily. Mom's front porch will never be the same.
(Janis 17th. September 2011)
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Please pray for the people of Pakistan caught up in the devastating floods in their country.
***
From THE BBC:
A BBC investigation has found allegations of abuse against African migrant workers in Libya by fighters allied to the new interim authorities. Hundreds of men have been imprisoned, accused of being mercenaries for Col Muammar Gaddafi, and there are claims that homes have been ransacked and looted, and women and girls have been beaten and raped.
***
From VOICE OF AMERICA:
A suicide bomber has detonated a vehicle packed with explosives outside the house of a senior police official in Karachi, killing at least 8 people. Six of the eight killed Monday were police officers who were guarding the police official's residence. A woman and a child were also killed in the explosion.
***
From THE BBC:
Security forces in Yemen have fired on anti-government protesters during a march in Sanaa, killing at least 26 people. More than 300 people have been treated for gunshot wounds.
***
From SKY NEWS:
At least 53 people have been killed after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit the small, landlocked Himalayan state of Sikkim in north-east India and neighbouring Nepal. Three people were killed when a wall collapsed at the British embassy in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, among them a motorcyclist and his eight-year-old daughter. At least 60 people were injured in and around Gangtok, the state capital of Sikkim, by mudslides, falling debris and collapsing buildings.
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DOG OF THE DAY
Our canine celebrity today is Keenan who is Pseudopiskie sitting at the moment. There are loads more photos of this handsome man and his friends at SOME DISAGREE WITH MOM.
Sunday, 18 September 2011
A SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION
THE THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
All are welcome to join me in taking communion. There are no exceptions.
The order of service is posted beneath the audio file so that you can join in with the service. The words in bold type are the ones we say together.
If you want to physically partake of communion you will require a small piece of bread and a small amount of drink (preferably made from grapes and containing alcohol). You eat the bread after I say “The body of Christ,” and drink the wine after I say “The blood of Christ.” How you view the nature of this part of the service is completely up to you.
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INTRODUCTION
"Working Class Hero " - John Lennon
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
"The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest."
Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
In the presence of God we call to mind our sins and we ask God to forgive us and to help us forgive others.
The Lord is merciful to all;
we seek vengeance for the merest sleight.
Lord have mercy.
The kingdom of heaven is open to all;
we tell people they cannot go in.
Christ have mercy.
All are equal and beautiful in God's sight;
we are arrogant of own worth and blind to the worth of others.
Lord have mercy.
May God forgive us and help us to know that we are forgiven. Amen.
"Wages Day" - Deacon Blue
COLLECT
"Psalm 145" - The Schola Cantorum Of St. Peter's In The Loop
I will exalt you, O God my King,
and bless your name for ever and ever.
Every day will I bless you
and praise your name for ever and ever.
Great is the Lord and highly to be praised;
his greatness is beyond all searching out.
One generation shall praise your works to another
and declare your mighty acts.
They shall speak of the majesty of your glory,
and I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
They shall speak of the might of your marvellous acts,
and I will also tell of your greatness.
They shall pour forth the story of your abundant kindness
and joyfully sing of your righteousness.
The Lord is gracious and merciful,
long-suffering and of great goodness.
The Lord is loving to everyone
and his mercy is over all his creatures.
All your works praise you, O Lord,
and your faithful servants bless you.
They tell of the glory of your kingdom
and speak of your mighty power,
To make known to all peoples your mighty acts
and the glorious splendour of your kingdom.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom;
your dominion endures throughout all ages.
The Lord is sure in all his words
and faithful in all his deeds.
The Lord upholds all those who fall
and lifts up all those who are bowed down.
The eyes of all wait upon you, O Lord,
and you give them their food in due season.
You open wide your hand
and fill all things living with plenty.
The Lord is righteous in all his ways
and loving in all his works.
The Lord is near to those who call upon him,
to all who call upon him faithfully.
He fulfils the desire of those who fear him;
he hears their cry and saves them.
The Lord watches over those who love him,
but all the wicked shall he destroy.
My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord,
and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
FIRST READING
"Working Poor" - David Francey
Alleluia, alleluia.
The kingdom of heaven has come near.
Alleluia.
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.
GOSPEL
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
We believe in God the Father,
from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named.
We believe in God the Son,
We believe in God the Son,
who lives in our hearts through faith, and fills us with his love.
We believe in God the Holy Spirit,
who strengthens us with power from on high.
We believe in God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
INTERCESSIONS
"Blessed Are Those Who Are Persecuted,
For Theirs Is The Kingdom Of God" - Joel Asher
For Theirs Is The Kingdom Of God" - Joel Asher
THE PEACE
"There's A Wideness In God's Mercy" - Belfast Cathedral Choir
There’s a wideness in God’s mercy,
Like the wideness of the sea;
There’s a kindness in His justice,
Which is more than liberty.
There is no place where earth’s sorrows
Are more felt than up in Heaven;
There is no place where earth’s failings
Have such kindly judgment given.
For the love of God is broader
Than the measure of our mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind.
But we make His love too narrow
By false limits of our own;
And we magnify His strictness
With a zeal He will not own.
There is plentiful redemption
In the blood that has been shed;
There is joy for all the members
In the sorrows of the Head.
There is grace enough for thousands
Of new worlds as great as this;
There is room for fresh creations
In that upper home of bliss.
If our love were but more simple,
We should take Him at His word;
And our lives would be all gladness
In the joy of Christ our Lord.
PRAYER OVER THE GIFT
The Lord is here.
God's Spirit is with us.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give thanks and praise.
Eternal God…
…we take up the song of your praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord! God of power and might. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highes!
We ask that your Holy Spirit…
… beyond all words can hold.
Great is the mystery of faith
Christ has died,
Christ is risen,
Christ will come again.
Therefore, in our eating and drinking…
…Mother of blessings, for ever and ever. Amen.
Let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us:
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
We break this bread to share in the body of Christ.
Though we are many, we are one body, because we all share in one bread.
Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world,
have mercy on us.
you take away the sin of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world,
grant us peace.
This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
Blessed are those who are called to his supper.
Blessed are those who are called to his supper.
Lord, I am not worthy to receive you,
but only say the word, and I shall be healed.
but only say the word, and I shall be healed.
Most merciful Lord, your love compels us to come in. Our hands were unclean, our hearts were unprepared; we were not fit even to eat the crumbs from under your table. But you, Lord, are the God of our salvation, and share your bread with sinners. So cleanse and feed us with the precious body and blood of your Son, that he may live in us and we in him; and that we, with the whole company of Christ, may sit and eat in your kingdom. Amen.
The body of Christ.
The blood of Christ.
"Workers' Song" - Dick Gaughan
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
"I Want To Be A Worker For The Lord"
- Dallas Christian Adult Concert Choir
I want to be a worker for the Lord,
I want to love and trust His holy Word,
I want to sing and pray,
Be busy every day
In the vineyard of the Lord.
I will work, I will pray,
In the vineyard, in the vineyard of the Lord.
I will work, I will pray.
I will labor every day, in the vineyard of the Lord.
I want to be a worker every day,
I want to lead the erring in the way
That leads to Heav’n above,
Where all is peace and love,
In the vineyard of the Lord.
I will work, I will pray,
In the vineyard, in the vineyard of the Lord.
I will work, I will pray.
I will labor every day, in the vineyard of the Lord.
I want to be a worker strong and brave,
I want to trust in Jesus’ pow’r to save;
All who will truly come
Shall find a happy home
In the vineyard of the Lord.
I will work, I will pray,
In the vineyard, in the vineyard of the Lord.
I will work, I will pray.
I will labor every day, in the vineyard of the Lord.
I want to be a worker; help me, Lord,
To lead the lost and erring to Thy Word,
That points to joys on high
Where pleasures never die,
In the vineyard of the Lord.
I will work, I will pray,
In the vineyard, in the vineyard of the Lord.
I will work, I will pray.
I will labor every day, in the vineyard of the Lord.
THE BLESSING
My sisters and brothers, go in the peace of Christ.
Thanks be to God.
"The Red Flag" - Billy Bragg
"Working Man" - Cripplers
CREDITS:
Service (based on "Common Worship," Church of England)
compiled by Jonathan Hagger
Kyries, sermon, prayer over the gifts, post communion prayer and blessing by Jonathan Hagger
Collect, eucharistic prayer and preface by Steven Shakespeare
Readings from the N.R.S.V.
Intercessions by David Adam
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