Stephen Lowe was an archdeacon in Sheffield diocese when I was ordained in Sheffield cathedral back in '86. Nice to see what he has said about I vow to Thee my Country. I once disuaded a couple from having it at their wedding [he was an soldier, I think] on the basis that it was not sufficiently Christian for a wedding [not helped in my case by the fact that some hymn books include it]. I did once come across an alternative set of words to the same glorious tune; began something like "I/We give to you our Saviour ...". Anyone know it 'cos I'd love to find those words again. Probably from Spring Harvest in the late 80's or very early 90's.
Anyway +Stephen says that the hymn appeared to call for "unquestioning allegiance to what a country does, whether right or wrong. In particular, people's views on our involvement in Iraq may be at odds with government. In a democracy, we need to be critical of government."
Quite so.
"Spend and tax" not "tax and spend"
I got a response from my MP which got me kind of mad. You'll see why as I reproduce it here. Apologies for the strange changes in types...
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"'Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I tell yo...
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I'm not sure people have believed me when I've said that there have been discovered uncaffeinated coffee beans. Well, here's one...
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