Today, on invitation of a wonderful friend of mine I went to a carol concert at ChristChurch Church. It was all going well and I must admit that even though I am weddings, christings and funerals man myself, I really got into the spirit of the affair.
Then came the disagreement between me and the incredibly chirpy minister. Not an actual disagreement but I found myself arguing in my head. He compared a passage from the bible to modern day journalism, saying that John wrote down facts about angels telling shepherds of Jesus's birth...I wanted to scream...'he lived hundreds of years after Jesus and is relaying the message that angels told some farmers in the middle of the Arabian desert. Not exactly first hand current affairs journalism now is it.'
I do understand and respect religion and the need for religion, but you cannot fiddle with basic facts to make them fit your story.
This isn't an anti anything rant, I genuinely enjoyed myself...but I think I am going to stick to weddings, christings and hopefully not many funerals. Plus the odd carol concert I get invited too.
I would recommend going to Church, maybe not for answers because I believe you work them out for yourself, but if you want to be in a relaxed environment where you can think with a clear head then go for it.
Hope all of you have a Merry little Christmas
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I just read the title on this, can't believe you sang along, so cute!
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