Steve Holmes on Pais
A short but clear piece on the way that Jeffrey John tries to argue in the re-issued “Permanent, Faithful, Stable” that the Centurion and his “pais” are lovers. I have been reading the new edition of Jeffrey John’s book, now …
Year: 2012
I’m Sorry
Autotune heaven. If you’re not a Brit, you will have NO clue what this is all about…
Twitter Conversation Today
@johnthelutheran Did you see that a GAY (GAY I tell you) composer is first on UK coin. World's gone mad I say. — Peter Ould (Deeper Magic / Before Dawn Time) (@PeterOuld) September 13, 2012 https://twitter.com/johnthelutheran/status/246176402980868098 @johnthelutheran Teenagers may come …
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The English House of Bishops have revealed the wording of their amendment to clause 5(1)c in the Women Bishops Legislation which caused so much fuss in Synod this summer. Out goes, the selection of male bishops or male priests the …
Sunday Times on Justin Welby
There is a piece in the Sunday Times today (behind the pay-wall so no link) by Jonathan Wynne-Jones revealing that Justin Welby, the current Bishop of Durham, is the front-runner to replace Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury. The piece …