There’s been some debate in our house recently about the YPC sketch that was on last week’s Horne & Corden show. If you missed it, then this is what its all about: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P5Glo9qdGQ] So the big question is should Christians find this offensive? Personally, I’m not that bothered by it, and do think it is quite funny, mainly [...]
A primary school in North Yorkshire has decided remove the word “school” from its name, and instead become “a place for learning“. The general logic is that kids associate school with negative thoughts. So, I’ve been thinking of other politically correct euphemisms: Hospital = centre for medical healing Dentist = dental treatment facility Cemetery = place of eternal rest Jail [...]
There’s been a lot of stuff in the news this week about how the British public respond to change: Petition against Polyclinics 60 police stations to shut and of course: Brown wins crunch vote on 42 day detention I think all of these issues show how difficult people find change, irrespective of the politics or truth behind them. Let’s take the [...]
Just in case you weren’t sure what Easter was all about, The Times have put together 10 things: Faith Central – Times Online – WBLG: Ten things you didnt know about Easter
Just discovered the new BBC Homepage. Its currently in beta stage, but looks really cool…especially the retro analogue clock! Tags: BBC
Ekklesia reports on a new BBC series to be shown during Holy Week will tell of the days before Jesus’ crucifixion. The series is expected to be shown at peak viewing time and could attract 10m viewers. The cast includes Cold Feet star James Nesbitt as Pilate and EastEnders actor Paul Nicholls as Judas Iscariot. The [...]
