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Things must be bad for Cameron....

(16 Posts)
Greatnan Wed 04-Apr-12 11:05:30

Absent - can you access UK newspapers - I got this report on The Daily Mail - my favourite comic!

wotsamashedupjingl Wed 04-Apr-12 10:44:19

Andyou see Granbunny - that's what I mean. It was written practically yesterday!

wotsamashedupjingl Wed 04-Apr-12 10:42:49

How could I forget that one?!!! hmm grin

wotsamashedupjingl Wed 04-Apr-12 10:42:23

You got it Granny-a! smile

grannyactivist Wed 04-Apr-12 10:41:40

jingl the hymn is, 'O God our help in ages past'. smile

wotsamashedupjingl Wed 04-Apr-12 10:32:34

It goes on - "Swift as the day that follows night - something something something confused

wotsamashedupjingl Wed 04-Apr-12 10:31:36

What hymn is that? (scratches head)

wotsamashedupjingl Wed 04-Apr-12 10:30:45

"A thousand ages in His sight. is like an evening gone"

Yes I know Granb. smile

I still think the New Testament is the one to go by.

Joan Wed 04-Apr-12 10:28:43

Summat about prayer in council meetings I think. The non-religious had a bit of a grump about it, there was a backlash against them from certain circles, and Cameron sniffed out a useful cause.

absentgrana Wed 04-Apr-12 10:15:21

I am not in the UK and can't find a news channl right now where I am. What is "call me Dave" advocating now?

Riverwalk Wed 04-Apr-12 10:11:14

Fortunately, greatman in the UK there's very little political mileage in wooing the right wing Christian vote.

Cameron is a chancer - it's not so long ago that he was hugging hoodies and huskies, and installing a wind turbine on his London house. All that nice-guy stuff seems to have gone out the window!

Politicians should stick to politics - remember 'back to basics' and 'family values'?

granbunny Wed 04-Apr-12 09:43:23

jingl He is more likely to be thinking of the New Terstament. You know, the one that's more relevant today
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didn't you know a thousand years was but an evening to the Lord?
;)

wotsamashedupjingl Wed 04-Apr-12 09:07:50

Yeah. You may be right.

I dunno. [shrug]

Greatnan Wed 04-Apr-12 09:05:10

Is it right for a leader who is elected on the basis of his politics to then bring his religion into the mix? Even Blair avoided that pitfall - remember Alistair Campbell's 'We don't do god'?
Less than 10% of people in England (I don't know if it applies to other UK countries) attend a place of worship, but even if were 90% I would still be unhappy about mixing religion and politics.

wotsamashedupjingl Wed 04-Apr-12 08:59:04

He is more likely to be thinking of the New Terstament. You know, the one that's more relevant today.

Greatnan Wed 04-Apr-12 08:24:37

He is trying to woo the right-wing Christian vote and wants a return to biblical values. Has he ever read the Old Testament?