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Bishop Michael Curry's Sermon

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Alexa Sun 20-May-18 08:51:16

I hope that love will become the great paradigm shift in a similar way to the paradigmatic invention of firemaking.

Besstwishes Tue 22-May-18 14:16:21

Please send me the time and date of the post where I mentioned the word Malice.
I will look at it again and examine the context.

pollyperkins Tue 22-May-18 14:15:05

Well I think we've got off the point so will leave this thread now. The gardening is calling!

pollyperkins Tue 22-May-18 14:11:02

smile bestwishes

Anniebach Tue 22-May-18 14:09:56

Too late now Bestwishes, I have posted my opinions on some involved in the wedding. Please explain why you accused me of being malicious

Besstwishes Tue 22-May-18 14:05:30

Dannirae you’re right, his message of love to all didn’t last long did it?
And I’m at fault too for allowing someone to wind me up just because I have a different opinion of something. My mother always said ’ if you can’t say something nice about someone don’t say anything’ and I should have remembered that earlier.

Anniebach Tue 22-May-18 14:03:04

Alexa, it is for you to form your own impressions,

Anniebach Tue 22-May-18 14:01:47

So calling a poster spiteful , of being malicious , being bitter is for me to ignore ? Last Saturday it was said I was nit picking because I had been through a lot lately , I have spoken on one thread here of my grief , never on any other thread. It is so wrong that any poster should have these personal vindictive attacks.

Yes off topic but I did not make any personal attacks , the poster who did took this thread off topic

Alexa Tue 22-May-18 13:59:53

Anniebach I have formed an impression that your attitude to religion is very conventional and not at all progressive. This is your choice, but is not my choice. There are bound to be clashes when an unconventional and progressive preacher such as Michael Curry is involved in, what have been until this amazing wedding, hyper-conventional royal affairs.

And ,yes, church weddings of commoners frequently are hyper-conventional too.

DanniRae Tue 22-May-18 13:54:06

We seem to have drifted a long way from the Bishop's message of love being everything...............don't you think?
Can some of you please keep his message in your sight when you post? Thank you!

Anniebach Tue 22-May-18 13:51:47

Your reply does not explain your accusation of spite, malice, bitter, Bestwishes.

1. What do I have to be bitter about?

Besstwishes Tue 22-May-18 13:47:02

Re read your various posts Anniebach , comments vary from windbag, ex actress marries Prince, etc.
And don’t be disingenuous and say that it was all meant kindly.

pollyperkins Tue 22-May-18 13:36:11

Oh dear.....

Anniebach Tue 22-May-18 13:09:03

Oops, I forgot your accusation that I am bitter Bestwishes, please explain what caused you to make this judgement of me ?

Anniebach Tue 22-May-18 13:06:55

I have checked the definition of spite - a desire to hurt, offend , annoy .

I await your reply Bestwishes

Anniebach Tue 22-May-18 13:04:38

Not spite, please explained why I am being accused of being spiteful Bestwishes, you owe me that explanation surely, what have I said which is spiteful please ?

Bridgeit Tue 22-May-18 13:03:25

But the point is that he ‘believed ‘ that,that was his golden opportunity to preach the word of ‘ The Lord’ so from that view point he was correct.
I thought it was wrong,but brave, the ensuing facial expressions were interesting ?

pollyperkins Tue 22-May-18 13:02:37

Well I cant see how that sermon insulted anyone actually. Embarrassed maybe, bored maybe, but insulted , no!
D'you know , Ive been looking at twitter comments about the wedding and many are so ignorant, offensive , badly spelt etc , thst I have realised how much better GN is. I enjoy the well informed, articulate discussions largely without swearing or personal abuse! Even when I disagree with the comments. Long may it last!

Besstwishes Tue 22-May-18 13:01:03

anniebach whatever are you talking about ? Neither of the crimes are trivial, lives have been ruined by child abuse, I in no way, trivialised it.

And the Bishop has gone from being a wind bag from your comment yesterday to being rude and pig ignorant.

You appear to be so bitter about the whole wedding event and are now including everyone in your spite.

Anniebach Tue 22-May-18 12:53:49

Would it Bridgeit ? All I can recall of Christ attending a wedding is the wedding at Cana where he turned water into wine, no mention of insulting or preaching to the guests .

Bridgeit Tue 22-May-18 12:48:47

I’m not disagreeing with you Annibach, but surely that would have been the very opportunity that ‘Jesus’ would have approved of.

Anniebach Tue 22-May-18 12:46:34

I cannot recall anyone in prison for child abuse being ordained a priest . To bring in child abuse just trivialised murder

Anniebach Tue 22-May-18 12:43:02

Charles and Camilla invited people into the grounds of tge chapel.

The bishop was not there to preach to the world and his friend, he was rude and pig ignorant to families and guests, that is not love, well I suppose it is love of one’s own voice and ego. He insulted the guests , are charities around the world flooded with donations today ?

Besstwishes Tue 22-May-18 12:40:36

Just comparing Anniebachs reference to Episcopalians seeming to condone stabbing, which seemed to be an odd comment.
All religions have their bad apples.
And you of course are correct about child abuse, it isn’t a joke and my comment was not meant to be amusing.
You can’t start condemning just one religion.

Iam64 Tue 22-May-18 12:35:04

And girls in all those places Annie, plus anywhere in the world, Bestwishes.
I was shocked by your comment Bestwishes. Child abuse isn’t something I’d ‘joke’ about as a means of criticising religion.

pollyperkins Tue 22-May-18 12:34:25

To be fair to bishop Curry he wasn't only preaching to that congregation -he was aware that he was speaking to a worldwide audience of millions and took the oppirtunity get his message about the transforming power of love across. But I do agree that the message would have been better received if he has spoken for half the time -he lost me on the repeats towards the end. And it would have been nice if he had directed some of his message to the young couple which is what a weddi g address usually does.
I dont think its fair to blame Harry & Meghan for patrinising - they didnt write the address. And tgey do do a lot of chrity work. Harry has worked with communities affected by AIDs in Africa after all. He cant helo tge family he was born in to and the state tends to take over for weddings . They did their best by inviting so may ordinary people into the grounds of Windsor castle to watch -that's never been done before I think.