Peter Ould

General

Up, Up and Away!

Peter Ould May 9, 2013 Tagged with Feast, God The Almighty, Honour, Lamb, Lord God, O Lord, Presence, Revere, Ruler

All nations shall come and worship you, O Christ, and share in the feast of your …

Quick Thoughts on CofE Figures

Peter Ould May 8, 2013 Tagged with Attendance Figures, Attender, Christmas, Church In England, Church of England, Denominations, Electoral Roll, Evangelical Churches, Infant Baptism, Previous Year, Steady Decline

Unfortunately I don’t have time at the moment to do the serious analysis I did last …

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Celibacy, Church of England, Civil Partnerships, Jeffrey John

What Kind of Celibacy?

Peter Ould May 6, 2013 Tagged with Assurances, Celibacy, Civil Partnerships, Clergy, Close Relationships, Deb, Holy Orders, House Of Bishops, Human Sexuality, Jeffrey John, Jesus Words, Ordained Ministry, Ordination, Paragraphs, Pastoral Statement, Public Character, Relevant Section, Sexual Activity, Sexual Relationships, Social Injustice

With the news this morning that Jeffrey John has apparently been short-listed for Durham, I thought …

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Elections, Statistics, UK Politics

Like a Blanket of Snow – Why UKIP did so Poorly

Peter Ould May 4, 2013 Tagged with Act, Bizarre, Blanket Of Snow, Blog, Bold Prediction, County Of Kent, Elections, Headlines, Improvements, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Poor Performances, Population, Somerset, Ukip, Uniform Movement, Variations, Vote

Given the kind of headlines we’ve had over the past 48 hours, I wanted to explore …

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Election, UK Politics

Election Results – Initial Analysis

Peter Ould May 3, 2013 Tagged with Council Seats, Definite Pattern, Election Results, Initial Analysis, Neck Of The Woods, Poll, Presence, Swings, Targetting, Vote

We’ve had six councils declared overnight and the results are showing a definite pattern. Although the …

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Election, UK Politics

2013 Local Elections – Predictions

Peter Ould May 1, 2013 Tagged with Allegiance, Assumptions, Bnp, Boundary Changes, Conservatives, Dorset, East Sussex, Good Chance, Headlines, Isle Of Wight, Labour, Lancashire, Last Time, Leicestershire, Liberal Democrats, Lincolnshire, Local County, Local Elections, Marriage, North Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Opinion Poll, Oxfordshire, Party Loyalty, Same Sex Marriage, Shropshire, Time Predictions, Unitary Authority, Vote, Warwickshire, West Sussex

I have taken the local elections opinion poll from ComRes (published on the 30th of April) …

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Jersey

Jersey – Dean Reinstated

Peter Ould Apr 28, 2013 Tagged with 26 March, Apology, Archbishop Of Canterbury, Canon, Canon Law, Conclusions, Dakin, Dean, Good Faith, Heart, Paramount Concern, Reflection, Reverend Robert, Reverend Tim, Robert Key, Safeguarding Children, Very Reverend, Vulnerable Adults, Vulnerable Person, Winchester

This from the Diocese of Winchester this morning. THE VERY REVEREND ROBERT KEY, the Dean of …

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Review, Worship

Review – There is a Season

Peter Ould Apr 27, 2013 Tagged with All Saints, Canonised, Composers, Craft Activity, Equal Rights Advocates, Eucharistic Liturgies, Festivals With Children, Good Fight, Good Friday, Hymn, Hymns And Songs, Liturgy, Lord Of The Dance, Maps, Mission Praise, Modern Composers, Nice Music, Political Concerns, Political Persuasion, Pritchard, Thirty Years

Can children do liturgy? Well according to Margaret Pritchard Houston yes they can and she’s written …

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Media Appearance

Self-Promotion

Peter Ould Apr 26, 2013 Tagged with Canterbury, Curate, David Gilmour, Elvis Fan, Famous People, Funerals, Graveside, Hertfordshire, Mishaps, Music Industry, Nuance, Ordination, Road Accident, Scatter Ashes, Scotch, Song Titles, Theological College, Time Ministry, Undertaker, Vicar, Wycliffe Hall

As with all these things, sound-bites don’t capture nuance, but it was a fun interview to …

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Gay Marriage, Marriage, Polyamory

More Arguments for Polygamy

Peter Ould Apr 26, 2013 Tagged with Child Abuse, Crimes, Family Structures, Feminist, Isolation, Keenan, Long Term Relationship, Marginalized Groups, Marriage, Marriage Equality, Minority Cultures, Mistress, Modern Marriage, Polygamous Families, Polygamy In The United States, Rape, Respects, Same Sex Marriage, Tiny Minority, Western Societies

Fascinating Stuff. While the Supreme Court and the rest of us are all focused on the …

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