Peter Ould

Habemus Papam!!

By Peter Ould Posted on January 13, 2009 Posted in Church of England, Ecclesiastical Tagged with Alan Smith, Archdeacon, Bishop Smith, Brilliant Idea, Church of England, Content Management System, Creative Service, Dynamism, England Secondary School, Hertford, Inwood, Lee Abbey, Multicultural Ministry, Parish Ministry, Rsquo, Rt Revd, St Albans Cathedral, St Albans Diocese, Vicar, Wycliffe Hall

Or, to be a touch more precise, here in St Albans we have a new bishop, and he is Alan Smith. Bishop Smith is currently Suffragan of Shrewsbury in Lichfield Diocese, a former chaplain of Lee Abbey and a graduate …

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The General Election Campaign Starts

By Peter Ould Posted on January 12, 2009 Posted in Conservatives, UK Politics Tagged with Election Campaign, General Election

Ouch. Methinks this might continue to be a theme as the weeks roll by… Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS

Server Transfer

By Peter Ould Posted on January 12, 2009 Posted in Website Tagged with Apologies, Downtime, Exercise, New Server, Orthodoxy, Server Transfer

An Exercise in the Fundamentals of Orthodoxy is currently being moved to a new server. Please accept my apologies for any downtime during the transfer.

When Discrimination Isn’t (Discrimination)

By Peter Ould Posted on January 10, 2009 Posted in Legal Stuff, Secular / Christian, Sexuality, UK Politics Tagged with Andrea, Avon, Christian Belief, Christian Beliefs, Employment Tribunal, Equal Opportunities Policy, Gary Mcfarlane, Homosexual Couples, Hostility, Minichiello, Mr Mcfarlane, Religious Discrimination, Religious Faith, Religious Liberties, Same Sex Couples, Sex Couple, Sex Therapy, Sums, Unexpected Meetings, Wrongful Dismissal Claim

You may have seen the Gary McFarlane case in the media yesterday. This report from CCFON sums up the story: Gary McFarlane, a relationship counsellor, won a claim for wrongful dismissal against Relate Avon. He was sacked because his Christian …

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On Gaza

By Peter Ould Posted on January 6, 2009 Posted in Middle East Tagged with 1f, Antithesis, Apportionment, Arab Muslims, Concordat, Faith Foundation, First Wife, History Of The World, Muslim Arabs, Mutual Exclusion, Peace Envoy, Qur, Rsquo, Scribes, Second Wife, Son Abraham, Suffering Pain, Tony Blair, World Genesis, Yhwh

It seems that everybody has something to say about Gaza, and in particular the apportionment of blame. This analysis by Cranmer is, I believe, vital reading for understanding the futility of so much of the response to the past fortnight’s …

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Language, Race and Nation

By Peter Ould Posted on January 5, 2009 Posted in Identity, Theology, UK Politics Tagged with Authorities, Babel, Christian Council Of Britain, Confusion, Cultural Groups, Earth Building, Genesis 11, Genesis Account, God, Leaflet, National Divisions, Political Identity, Queries, Quot, Reply, Romans, Starters, Theology, Tongues, Whole Earth

I have received a reply from Rob West of the Christian Council of Britain in response to my queries about his theology. In particular he has pointed me to a leaflet he has written (which you can find here) entitled …

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