tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post3356107393338392526..comments2024-02-26T21:27:17.091+13:00Comments on The Fundy Post: Dispatches from the frontline in the diversity warPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08024440694895271805noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-5687429839637787702007-02-22T15:34:00.000+13:002007-02-22T15:34:00.000+13:00Speaking of Anglicans ..Did you know that after ye...Speaking of Anglicans ..<BR/><BR/>Did you know that after years of merger/takeover talks with Catholics they have jointly come up with this:<BR/><BR/>http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/angl-comm-docs/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_20050516_mary-grace-hope-christ_en.html<BR/><BR/>Yes, seem to have come up with a common view of Mary! <BR/><BR/>I don't know how many pages agreement on Jesus will run to.<BR/><BR/>I find it humorous. Basically where the Roman Catholics have built up legacy of beliefs that have nothing to do with anything today, the Anglicans can say that although they don't have the belief in their own denomination they are prepared to go along with it if it invalidates nothing of their own. <BR/><BR/>How many years will it be, at this rate, before they are merged?<BR/><BR/>Will priests need to be celibate?<BR/><BR/>Next episode following in 5 years time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-34301032178179859842007-02-22T14:37:00.000+13:002007-02-22T14:37:00.000+13:00Hey NZ Party Babe, I'm sure the witches could have...Hey NZ Party Babe, I'm sure the witches could have conjured up a coven, hired a broomstick and have swooped in. Hell, some at the conference there think those witches run New Zealand!<BR/>And as for the Satanists, don't they have church services? After all they're a version of an Abrahamic church.<BR/><BR/>What I'm especially enjoying at the moment is how we, Dame Edna's curved cousins, are destroying the Anglican Church without having to fight hard in this particular culture war. Just existing is enough for those African church members to start frothing at the mouth.<BR/><BR/>I'm writing occasionally about this, grouped under the label "Coalition of the Circumcised" (http://uroskin.blogspot.com/search/label/Coalition%20of%20the%20Circumcised)Hans Versluyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15331809478789352312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-63212425505255139902007-02-22T12:13:00.000+13:002007-02-22T12:13:00.000+13:00Simple reason Uroskin, we are not organised as an ...Simple reason Uroskin, we are not organised as an identifiable group! <BR/><BR/>I suppose NZARH was a group intended to do some of this advocacy .. Paul, I don't want to start you off again on NZARH. Consult archive if interested Uro.<BR/><BR/>The bottom line is this. It is really hard to form a group that is passionate about its non-belief in something. I mean, do you want to go to a suitable building every Sunday morning to celebrate the non-existence of God. Or to establish some ritual to celebrate the ongoing progress of evolution. That is what most of us have been escaping!<BR/><BR/>Too much time and energy can be wasted on atheism, just as it is wasted on religion. <BR/><BR/>The difficulty we face is that the certain right wing think tanks have ways of assembling those like them into "community groups" which they love. These groups get over psyched on the power of groups generally.<BR/><BR/>Something needs to be done. The Fundy Post is one vehicle - are there any others?<BR/><BR/>NZ Party BabeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-47436149541057830542007-02-22T10:40:00.000+13:002007-02-22T10:40:00.000+13:00Why aren't atheists, pagans, witches and satanists...Why aren't atheists, pagans, witches and satanists not at that religious diversity shindig? They are a substantial minority in the census, and would make for interesting debate. The eventual "statement" would be worth reading, I'm sureHans Versluyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15331809478789352312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-71381532729754688252007-02-21T12:58:00.000+13:002007-02-21T12:58:00.000+13:00Another excellent post Paul.Another excellent post Paul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-57989513363378043832007-02-21T11:06:00.000+13:002007-02-21T11:06:00.000+13:00Brian Rudman is brilliant on this in today's NZ He...Brian Rudman is brilliant on this in today's NZ Herald.<BR/><BR/>http://www.catholicleague.org/research/abuse_in_social_context.htm<BR/><BR/>HERE IS A SIGN OF DANGER in the article..<BR/><BR/>"But the extremists obviously objected and, in the search for inclusiveness, the well-meaning drafters have come up with a meaningless substitute: "Schools should teach an understanding of the diversity of religious and spiritual traditions in a manner that reflects the community of which the school is a part."<BR/><BR/>This leaves it wide open for a clique of religionists to take over a school board and impose whatever religious tradition they deem reflects their community."<BR/><BR/>The above change would defeat the whole purpose of the legislation. Could someone tell these drafters - communities do not hold common religious beliefs, individuals sometimes believe individual beliefs.<BR/><BR/>This is a timely warning with Board of Trustees elections coming up in March, and the usual Think Tanks out priming the pumps. Take care out there.<BR/><BR/>JeremyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com