Tim Farron

Poor Tim, applied for the wrong job, not leader material or even very good at politics. Politics is a very grim game really and what is needed is, people with excellent negotiating skills, administration genius and warm communicator.

Our choices from all parties do not meet the above criteria

Corbyn is a Dali Lam wanabee
Tim is a closet vicar
May is a girl's school headmistress

We just don't have the right candidates.

Cable? that greasy old man caught telling young women about all the 'power he has'...............creepy.

We need them all to stand down, fumigate the HOC & HOL and get some proper people in......no idea who mind.

It is a job of work and yet world wide we get these muppets who want us to follow them and their 'beliefs', we should whittle the work down to the basics, defence, welfare, economy and stop sweating the small stuff. I abhor all this personality stuff. That French chap kissing his wife on the lips at state occasions PLEASE, who does that really at important work do's. Never seen her Maj snogging Prince Phillip. They forget they are our employees and it become about them.

MawBroon It may be now because Lord Paddick resigned as a Lib Dem spokesman because he could not reconcile Farron's views with his own homosexuality. It was probably a combination of factors.

I'm sad that he feels forced out because of his beliefs; I thought that he did a good job of defending others' rights to act and believe in accordance with their own value structure, irrespective of his.
I didn't think he was the most charismatic leader possible, though, and am looking forward to the discussion. My current view is that Vince Cable is too old; I'd be reluctant to take Norman Lamb away from the excellent job he's doing on mental health provision (plus looking after a busy constituency); and I have the usual twitch towards favouring the woman, but will wait to see what Jo has to say.

Which is why I said that:
As Christians range from RC to Orthodox to Coptic to Evangelical through so many different permutations on the way, how is it possible to know how any one would act?
and those of the same branch of faith could act in quite a different way to each other.

I am not saying any such thing Annie. I have been a member of more than one congregation where there was a change of priest and little change of congregation and also seen stalwart members of said congregations who were not necessarily true Christians at all.

And paddyann, your minister said - in some churches not one church

Really paddyann? Standing room only but very few Christians ? To judge people in numerous other churches is not Christian , judge not etc

"minister" Annie and he is the best the most tolerant of men ,his church is standing room only EVERY week.He was passing comment on a church where we had done the photographs for a wedding ,not a church where all were wellcome ..rather all with big bank balances

Welshwife, are you saying some areas do not have Christian congregations ? A priest builds up a church community , paddyanns priest is judging people not only in his//her church but numerous churches , this is often used by atheists to condemn Christians and that priest was certaintly lacking in Christian charity

I agree with Kate about the way Tim Farron was interrogated on a number of occasions by journalists - I was impressed by the way he kept his cool with them.
Not sure I can agree with your view about a priest and his congregation Annie. Often a priest inherits his congregation, and also the demographic of the people in the area.
Often Christianity comes from within - it is a way of living and treating other people and not being overt with actions or words.

I was really upset by the vicious interrogation method used to question Tim Farron on his beliefs during the Election.

I am not a Liberal and do not particularly like TF, but admire him for being a man of principle. I wish him well.

paddyann, it is widely acknowledge the priest gets the congregation he deserves , so best not to critcise the church goer but the priest who told you that rubbish

I'd rather have his Christian views than those of the DUP!

It was pretty odd timing though. On a day that all news time was devoted to the the tragic fire in Kensington. Certainly made me wonder...

dont they all have the same core beliefs though*Jalima1108*,you know the "care for the sick and the vulnerable love thy neighbour as thineself",sort of stuff.I dont recall seeing make the disabled work until they die or llet kids go hungry while the rich prosper in the bible.Mind you after reading about Theresa Mays ,seemingly "christian vicar" father I can understand her version is somewhat scewed...like many they take the bits they like and disregard the rest ..or as my local minister says ,there are some sundays you'd be hard pushed to find a REAL christian in some churches

And how do you know all Christians do not have sympathy for the poor , they may have different views on how to Improve lives

I would think that a christian would have sympathy for the poor the disabled the mentally ill the children of our land......... and try to make their lives better wherever possible.

I understand both Her Maj and Theresa May go to church every Sunday but presumably not together.

I am not sure what he is trying to say. That a politician cannot be a Christian; that you cannot be Christian and liberal; that he is not really liberal because some of his views are illiberal? Seems a funny tome to suddenly make this decision. Surely he expected journalists to ask questions about how his faith impinges on his views? He can't be that naive. Weird.

As Christians range from RC to Orthodox to Coptic to Evangelical through so many different permutations on the way, how is it possible to know how any one would act?

To say May doesn't act like a practicing Christian can only be said by someone who doesn't attend church, doesn't mix with Christians and possibly is an atheist

Does queenie behave like a practicing Christian?

Perhaps because May doesn't act like a practising Christian.
What does that mean?

How is a practicing Christian suppose to act?

There is little choice for a leader of the Libs , pity.

Theresa May is a practicing Christian but she isn't an evangelical Christian. Tim Farron seems to have felt his beliefs on homosexuality, gay marriage were incompatible with being the leader of a 'progressive' party.
I heard on the radio that Brian Paddock has resigned because of Tim Farron's views.

Wonderful thanks Smileless and having a large G&T in the hotel right now.