tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post2657232659269476180..comments2023-09-21T08:53:42.554+01:00Comments on blethers: Recycling gay marriageChristine McIntoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198224025775398453noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-3838928620979877202011-02-17T12:15:47.046+00:002011-02-17T12:15:47.046+00:00Therein lies the need for mission: not to see the/...Therein lies the need for mission: not to see the/one's church as a source of all good, but rather, to open the doors, see who comes & goes, and continually redefine the nature of the church accordingly.<br /><br />I was actually amused when Mubarak's reign ended: the statement "I'm not leaving!", digging in deeper, followed a fortnight later by "oh, I've gone". Classic short-sighted conservatism in action. And there is no difference with the church: the RCC is noted for the same attitudes (in response to being questioned, shout, enforce, repeat the same-ol', only louder) and it only takes a sufficient weight of people in your second phone-in chap's attitude before it really does become irrelevant. And I'd agree with him in that, too, which is why I don't "side" with such churches in the first place...Timhttp://www.shinyphoto.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19191002.post-77587962646146383922011-02-16T21:20:04.065+00:002011-02-16T21:20:04.065+00:00Wish I'd heard it. That's the trouble with...Wish I'd heard it. That's the trouble with working - it keeps you from the interesting nuggets of the day.Malnoreply@blogger.com