Grr................. Anne Atkins

That's Ann Leslie merlotgran not you! Well not so early in the evening anyway

I'll never forget watching her on election night - I think she really was drunk! She was decidedly dishevelled and almost incoherent by the time I stopped watching...(not you, Merlot!)

I'm usually dishevelled and inoherent by the end of election night, Anagram. Jeremy Vine often has me losing the will to live

Ann Atkins on Radio 4 Thought for the Day slot.
I agree. Pompous.
Sad that the sweet rabbi Blue has pretty much retired. I remember where I was when he "came out" on Thought for the Day. Sigh. They have failed to find anyone else to come even close.

He was great!

Yes, I always enjoyed his little chuckles! He has been quite ill for some time.

I really dislike watching Ann Leslie, she seems so self important nowadays.

I have followed Ann Atkins for ages, I think she used to write a column in a woman's magazine, and have always felt quite an affinity with her. She has lots of children, dogs and admits to enjoying a drink (she could be my twin !!) and I have always found her to be honest about her family problems, some of them.

Did we ever get a [ducksbehindthesofa] emoticon?

No we didn't, kittlester, but bravo for giving your honest opinion!
Some of her articles contain a lot of common sense; I think it's just her slightly old-fashioned and dare I say smug attitude that irritates me sometimes.

If anyone is still interested in listening to it, here is the item

It's actually about a lot more than biological fathers! (I was half asleep when I heard it )

Kittylester - no need to duck, all shades of opinion are welcomed (even those with which we don't agree) and we will defend to the death your right to hold them.

Thank you Greatnan !

It is perhaps as much her tone of voice as what she says?

It is both for me, Jess. She always sounds like a headmistress giving the whole school a good telling-off and I don't like her brand of Christianity.

Having read the text (Thank you, jingle) I do agree with much of what she says, apart from 'Not God’s punishment for sin, but the inevitable consequence of it'- why should the woman be subjugated by the man because they had both sinned?

I read it too. Thanks for the link, jings. She says at one point: " Judeo-Christian Scripture is full of God’s bias to the vulnerable: the poor, the dispossessed, the underclass" which may well be true, but she omits to mention that the same scripture is also full of stories which suggest the same God's bias towards the powerful, namely himself. Not to mention all the cruelty, primitive tribalism and misogyny

However, some of what she says is worthy (used that word because 'interesting' didn't seem quite right; substitutions welcome).

Give me one story from the bible which shows God as having a bias towards powerful people.

He's not powerful himself either. If he ever thought he was he must have given that one up long ago.

Render unto Caesar?

Wasn't that just 'Pay your taxes'?

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !

Well, start with the Story of the ten commandments. The first four (if I remember rightly without looking them up) are about himself and how you must honour and love him above all others. If that's not a power freak talking, what is? Then, who was it who turned Job's wife to salt for some minor misdemeanour? I can check out some more if you like.

smiling at your post nonu.

I KNOW in a nice way , chuck

I don't understand all those Os....

OOOOO , less now

Still don't get it (if it's supposed to be Oooh! - why?). But as long as it means something to someone.....
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