I am not sure the Church(es) has/have secured much credit for its/themselves in this Covid imbroglio, as always falling into line with all these ridiculous rules and regulations. What does 'resting in the Lord' mean, if the Church is too afraid to open its doors for Christians to meet, even when by general agreement the flu 'epidemic' is over and when even at its height, 99% of the population was never at serious risk of serious ill-effects. The Church, instead of challenging the wall to wall propaganda, has fallen under its spell, and conformed when it should have dissented. No hope for us then if God forbid, non-democratic, authoritarian forces take control of our land - that is if they haven't already.
Ros Anstey Tim Veater Please Tim...please show some respect for Rev Denise Calverley, and not go slagging off the church after Denise is just telling her parishioners what is happening with her three churches at the moment, one of which is undergoing repairs. The churches were closing their doors, in line with every other place which was adhering to the rules laid down by the government of not meeting in public places for fear of catching this virus. It was trying to protect its parishioners, and Denise was just updating everyone. Hide or report this Like · Reply · 3h · Edited Tim Veater Tim Veater I wasn't 'slagging off Denise' at all Ros. If you noticed I was being critical of churches in general and the Church of England in particular, docilely falling in line with a quite crazy government policy of separation and segregation. These edicts came from the top of these organisations, not from the bottom, reinforcing a quite irrational fear of a flu bug. It included in-defensively, the closure of places of worship for private devotion and even now prohibits services and singing based on some 'mumbo-jumbo'of infection transfer. Even worse, despite medical staff being in close contact with the dying - mainly from unrelated causes - and being relatively unharmed, patients were denied visitation from ordained persons, who were ordered to stay away. This is a remarkable and contemptible state of affairs, that probably the Rev. Denise does not agree with, but is prevented from her hierarchy from expressing. I have the greatest respect for her. It was the policy of government and the response of church leaders I was criticising, bowing down before it. If we cannot expect rational and empathetic resistance from the church of over-hyped fear and restrictions, where will it come from? And if we cannot speak out against it, what sort of society are we in already?
Today, to celebrate the partial lifting of this crazy lock-down I went to Morrisons to partake of their breakfast in the re-opened restaurant. After some confusion behind the newly erected perspex screen, it was confirmed that it was indeed available. (There was no evidence of any other customers at the usually packed tables) After making the order and presenting my card in the usual way, but before it was processed, a smiling employee appeared (the last time I saw her at the start of this thing she was very glum and told me to "step back") and presented me with a form that I must fill in if I was to eat. This I was told was required by the government. It contained boxes for all my personal details - name, address, telephone number etc etc . I refused to sign and so was refused admittance. Apparently this was in case of an outbreak of Covid (despite the fact that it is now officially over) I could be 'traced' so that presumably I could be 'quarantined'! Who thought up this totally impractical and stupid policy. Whoever it is, buried in the depths of government, they should be named and shamed for their bureaucratic nonsense. Strangely at the check-out, the same procedure was NOT in operation, so I could purchase goods without divulging personal information, although as long as stupidity reigns, this may change. So frustrated but undaunted I thought I would obtain a McDonalds breakfast in a bun. At the door I was confronted by an employee (in a mask) that there was no counter service and only takeaway. "The people at the tables are all employees," he said. So the obvious solution was to join the queue to the takeaway but as I went to make my way there, I was told by the same gent that I was not allowed to walk there, "it is only for people in cars," he said. When I asked "Why?" , the ubiquitous "Health and Safety" was rolled out as if a sensible adult could not possibly negotiate the danger of crawling cars. Now was I allowed to join the queue on my bike, although the law, when it wants to, regards a bike as a vehicle. So I went without. Has Britain to its shame, and by the instigation of government, that has lost all contact with reason and common sense, created a situation where a member of the public cannot even eat without form filling, car ownership or queuing like serfs? Isn't it really time people got 'WOKED', not to the propagandist memes, but to the REAL erosion of our liberties and freedoms?
So now I've seen Citizen Kane - essentially a morality tale of how 'power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely'; how all high ideals turn to dust; how things matter nothing and eventually go up in smoke; and how relationships fall foul of 'things'. Based it is said on the life of William Randolph Hearst (1863 - 1951) who was obviously still alive when the film came out in 1941, it cautions against a life devoted to notoriety and influence. As such it is iconic and timeless as current events keep reminding. 'Rosebud' is the last word of the dying Kane. It is the unresolved mystery that runs throughout the film. We learn terminally, it is the name of the sledge from his childhood and the last connection to his natural parents, before being removed to an alien uncaring world. It must have been a bitter pill for Hearst, for whom it had a secret and personal erotic connotation. As the frozen sledge blistered and buckled in the furnace flames, it could have been Hearst's own 'momento mori' and Orson Welles' final acerbic flourish. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/25/citizen-kane-rosebud?fbclid=IwAR0HURSvpjIuV8r5_e1WN3_-yrADneDK80HsPsJU32b4ddvqOf28m8DNvSs
I am not sure the Church(es) has/have secured much credit for its/themselves in this Covid imbroglio, as always falling into line with all these ridiculous rules and regulations. What does 'resting in the Lord' mean, if the Church is too afraid to open its doors for Christians to meet, even when by general agreement the flu 'epidemic' is over and when even at its height, 99% of the population was never at serious risk of serious ill-effects. The Church, instead of challenging the wall to wall propaganda, has fallen under its spell, and conformed when it should have dissented. No hope for us then if God forbid, non-democratic, authoritarian forces take control of our land - that is if they haven't already.
ReplyDeleteRos Anstey Tim Veater Please Tim...please show some respect for Rev Denise Calverley, and not go slagging off the church after Denise is just telling her parishioners what is happening with her three churches at the moment, one of which is undergoing repairs. The churches were closing their doors, in line with every other place which was adhering to the rules laid down by the government of not meeting in public places for fear of catching this virus. It was trying to protect its parishioners, and Denise was just updating everyone.
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Tim Veater I wasn't 'slagging off Denise' at all Ros. If you noticed I was being critical of churches in general and the Church of England in particular, docilely falling in line with a quite crazy government policy of separation and segregation. These edicts came from the top of these organisations, not from the bottom, reinforcing a quite irrational fear of a flu bug. It included in-defensively, the closure of places of worship for private devotion and even now prohibits services and singing based on some 'mumbo-jumbo'of infection transfer. Even worse, despite medical staff being in close contact with the dying - mainly from unrelated causes - and being relatively unharmed, patients were denied visitation from ordained persons, who were ordered to stay away. This is a remarkable and contemptible state of affairs, that probably the Rev. Denise does not agree with, but is prevented from her hierarchy from expressing. I have the greatest respect for her. It was the policy of government and the response of church leaders I was criticising, bowing down before it. If we cannot expect rational and empathetic resistance from the church of over-hyped fear and restrictions, where will it come from? And if we cannot speak out against it, what sort of society are we in already?
Today, to celebrate the partial lifting of this crazy lock-down I went to Morrisons to partake of their breakfast in the re-opened restaurant. After some confusion behind the newly erected perspex screen, it was confirmed that it was indeed available. (There was no evidence of any other customers at the usually packed tables) After making the order and presenting my card in the usual way, but before it was processed, a smiling employee appeared (the last time I saw her at the start of this thing she was very glum and told me to "step back") and presented me with a form that I must fill in if I was to eat. This I was told was required by the government. It contained boxes for all my personal details - name, address, telephone number etc etc . I refused to sign and so was refused admittance. Apparently this was in case of an outbreak of Covid (despite the fact that it is now officially over) I could be 'traced' so that presumably I could be 'quarantined'! Who thought up this totally impractical and stupid policy. Whoever it is, buried in the depths of government, they should be named and shamed for their bureaucratic nonsense. Strangely at the check-out, the same procedure was NOT in operation, so I could purchase goods without divulging personal information, although as long as stupidity reigns, this may change. So frustrated but undaunted I thought I would obtain a McDonalds breakfast in a bun. At the door I was confronted by an employee (in a mask) that there was no counter service and only takeaway. "The people at the tables are all employees," he said. So the obvious solution was to join the queue to the takeaway but as I went to make my way there, I was told by the same gent that I was not allowed to walk there, "it is only for people in cars," he said. When I asked "Why?" , the ubiquitous "Health and Safety" was rolled out as if a sensible adult could not possibly negotiate the danger of crawling cars. Now was I allowed to join the queue on my bike, although the law, when it wants to, regards a bike as a vehicle. So I went without. Has Britain to its shame, and by the instigation of government, that has lost all contact with reason and common sense, created a situation where a member of the public cannot even eat without form filling, car ownership or queuing like serfs? Isn't it really time people got 'WOKED', not to the propagandist memes, but to the REAL erosion of our liberties and freedoms?
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ReplyDeleteSo now I've seen Citizen Kane - essentially a morality tale of how 'power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely'; how all high ideals turn to dust; how things matter nothing and eventually go up in smoke; and how relationships fall foul of 'things'. Based it is said on the life of William Randolph Hearst (1863 - 1951) who was obviously still alive when the film came out in 1941, it cautions against a life devoted to notoriety and influence. As such it is iconic and timeless as current events keep reminding. 'Rosebud' is the last word of the dying Kane. It is the unresolved mystery that runs throughout the film. We learn terminally, it is the name of the sledge from his childhood and the last connection to his natural parents, before being removed to an alien uncaring world. It must have been a bitter pill for Hearst, for whom it had a secret and personal erotic connotation. As the frozen sledge blistered and buckled in the furnace flames, it could have been Hearst's own 'momento mori' and Orson Welles' final acerbic flourish.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/25/citizen-kane-rosebud?fbclid=IwAR0HURSvpjIuV8r5_e1WN3_-yrADneDK80HsPsJU32b4ddvqOf28m8DNvSs