Live Debates today ...
Lots of debate on the blog today. The spat between culture minister Edwin Poots and Times columnist Matthew Parris, during which Mr Parris expressed amazement that a government minister could be attacking evolution on the radio, has attracted the attention of a lot of comments here and over on . Some controversy (to say the least) is also provoked by the Rev Philip Campbell, convenor of the public morals committee of the Congregational Union of Ireland, who explained on this blog why he refuses to wear an Aids Ribbon. I read his comment out on air on Sunday morning and some commenters here are clearly unhappy with the tone of his intervention. Climate change always stimulates debate and the recent initiative by Friends of the Earth has prompted more disagreement about how churches have responded to the crisis. We also have commenters diagreeing about Jamaican "murder music" and the limits of free speech -- a story linked to the recent visit to the Oxford Union by the convicted holocaust denier David Irving and the BNP's Nick Griffin. Scroll down and add your voice to the continuing debates on Will and Testament.
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Your first link above doesn't work and I can't post to the thread
/blogs/ni/2007/11/sounding_the_alarm_for_climate.html
The latter problem is a continuing one. The ´óÏó´«Ã½ still needs to get its blog technology modernized.
Regards,
Michael
Hello Michael,
The working link is
/blogs/ni/2007/12/are_religious_politicians_nutt.html
but be warned that with the arrival of a certain creationist poster, the thread seems headed in a familiar direction. A direction that DD, John, Amenhotep, myself etc enjoy, but few other (probably more sensible peole) waste their time on.
greets,
Peter
I appreciated the fact that Will asked for my permission before reading my comment on air, and - to be fair - he did so word for word.
However, and with some nifty footwork Brian O'Driscoll would have been proud of, the moral issue was then sidestepped and ignored! (Thus illustration the very point I was making!!)
Seems to me that not to tackle the issue of sexual behaviour is like trying to reduce lung cancer but refusing to talk about smoking!
Ignoring the facts is no part of Christian love.
I appreciated the fact that Will asked for my permission before reading my comment on air, and - to be fair - he did so word for word.
However, and with some nifty footwork Brian O'Driscoll would have been proud of, the moral issue was then sidestepped and ignored! (Thus illustration the very point I was making!!)
Seems to me that not to tackle the issue of sexual behaviour is like trying to reduce lung cancer but refusing to talk about smoking!
Ignoring the facts is no part of Christian love.