my local C of E church , pillar of the community

[cantsin]

Reactionary New-Age hocus-pocus nonsense v Reactionary traditional hocus-pocus nonsense. Excellent!

wtf is reactionary or new age about local people organising to express their opposition to the fact that one of the richest , genuinely reactionary instituions in the land is willing to totally ignore the fears of the local populace to further line its own pockets ?

 

[mauvais]

Where's your evidence to show the Church of England is rich?

Science beats church, but church beats baseless NIMBY panic.

 

[Crispy]

Unfortunately, baseless NIMBY panic beats science
It's a tragic Rock Paper Scissors situation

 

[Brainaddict]

wtf is reactionary or new age about local people organising to express their opposition to the fact that one of the richest , genuinely reactionary instituions in the land is willing to totally ignore the fears of the local populace to further line its own pockets ?

As an aside, the C of E somewhat hilariously lost a large part of their liquid assets in crappy share dealing - back in the eighties or early nineties I think this was - and they've been struggling ever since.

Local people organising is good. Organising on the basis of ignorance, fear and superstition? Isn't that how the church started?

 

[likesfish]

should'nt it be burning pitchforks
there was a photo in hello or something about z list celeb protesting about a phone mast on top of his block of flats and he was actually talking on his phone at the protest

 

[cantsin]

Where's your evidence to show the Church of England is rich?

Science beats church, but church beats baseless NIMBY panic.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/30/business/gflede.php


2 secs on google

 

[mauvais]

http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/30/business/gflede.php


2 secs on google

Yeah, and from Wiki:

[in 2005] the Church of England had estimated total outgoings of around £900 million.

...Meanwhile, the Church moved the majority of its income-generating assets (which in the past included a great deal of land, but today mostly take the form of financial stocks and bonds) out of the hands of individual clergy and bishops to the care of a body called the Church Commissioners, which uses these funds to pay a range of non-parish expenses, including clergy pensions, and the expenses of cathedrals and bishops' houses. These funds amount to around £3.9 billion, and generate income of around £164 million each year as of 2003, around a fifth of the Church's overall income.

which (£164m * 5) suggests they roughly break even.

 

[cantsin]

Yeah, and from Wiki:
which (£164m * 5) suggests they roughly break even.

and what did those "£ 900 m outgoings " consist of ? maintaining huge 90 % empty churches like St peter Le Poer , providing handsome wages + accomodation for posh , florid faced vicars like Bruce Bridgewood as he ministers cheerily to his 30 strong flock ?

the C Of E's a farce , but you carry on siding with them and the Mob. Comm multinationals if you want , we'll carry on regardless

"....the last bureaucrat....the last priest...."

 

[tim]

wtf is reactionary or new age about local people organising to express their opposition to the fact that one of the richest , genuinely reactionary instituions in the land is willing to totally ignore the fears of the local populace to further line its own pockets ?

Reactionary, on your part? The fact that you're working up a hate campaign against easily identifiable individuals, based on pseudoscience. As to your florid faced comment, that sounds more than a little racist to me.

 

[cantsin]

"As to your florid faced comment, that sounds more than a little racist to me.[/QUOTE]"




erm , wft are you on about precisely ? maybe best to try a dictionary or something if you dont understand a words' meaning , rather than automatically start screeching 'racist' .

 

[Manipleman]

Observation

Is it my imagination or is old smarty pants having his cumuppance? The words "turn" and "worm" come to mind!!

 

[kyser_soze]

Hey I think we should develop that Rock, Paper Scissors idea...

Old Superstition trumps New Age Nimyism Trumps Evidence based Thought or something...

BTW, mobile phone masts and health problems? Please...

 

[Manipleman]

Maybe Tim doesn't need a dictionary- racist could include any reference to skin colour? Maybe cantsin is a pasty faced bastard?

 

[cantsin]

Is it my imagination or is old smarty pants having his cumuppance? The words "turn" and "worm" come to mind!!

in light of your post after this, and in the shrill little "Tim " s continued absence , could you tell me what this post actually meant . Many thanks in advance .

 

[Manipleman]

Try a dictionary, old chap

 

[cantsin]

Try a dictionary, old chap

this place is being overrun by geek trolls - check this bloke , 5 posts in and he's bang at it already

 

[Melinda]

this place is being overrun by geek trolls - check this bloke , 5 posts in and he's bang at it already

'Overrun by Geek Trolls?' What because people dare to disagree with your ugly witch hunt?

Its you who posted up personal information. I think your leaway for complaining about being taken to task is pretty damn thin.

 

[Crispy]

I find it interesting that people are outraged over UK 2G and 3G masts (890-2160Mhz, tens of watts) but not over similar frequency, very high power TV transmitters (470-850Mhz, over 100kW).

Indeed. In fact, look at all this shit being pumped through our precious aether!

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/ra/topics/spectrum-strat/uk-fat/uk-fat2002maintable.doc

Won't someone think of the children! (not too hard, or you brain's EM waves may give you cancer)

 

[cantsin]

'Overrun by Geek Trolls?' What because people dare to disagree with your ugly witch hunt?

Its you who posted up personal information. I think your leaway for complaining about being taken to task is pretty damn thin.

( yep, here they come )
.

there was no 'personal info 'or witch hunt , the Info is from the Interweb , and its's a P-O-L-I-T-I -C-A-L campaign ,this is a P-O-L-I-T-I -C-A-L forum , and as I cant find a single political post amongst your 'dried fruit' and Strictly Come Dancing past posts , I'm surprised you popped up here tbh , however vacuous your contribution .

 

[FridgeMagnet]

If you're going to spell out a word letter by letter, it rather improves the effect if you spell it correctly.

 

[cantsin]

If you're going to spell out a word letter by letter, it rather improves the effect if you spell it correctly.

T-R-U-E

 

[8ball]

Apparently worrying about mobile phone masts can give you cancer.

 

[Brainaddict]

( yep, here they come )
there was no 'personal info 'or witch hunt , the Info is from the Interweb , and its's a P-O-L-I-T-I -C-A-L campaign ,this is a P-O-L-I-T-I -C-A-L forum , and as I cant find a single political post amongst your 'dried fruit' and Strictly Come Dancing past posts , I'm surprised you popped up here tbh , however vacuous your contribution .

Wow, you're a nice one. We could do with more of your type around here, with your ad hominem attacks and political holier-than-thou posturing on top of your wilfull ignorance. We don't have enough people like that around here already at all. God you're really filling an important gap in the boards. We're so grateful. Welcome.

 

[8ball]

All this radiation everywhere and still no superheroes

 

[kyser_soze]

Or giant ants.

 

[cantsin]

Wow, you're a nice one. We could do with more of your type around here, with your ad hominem attacks and political holier-than-thou posturing on top of your wilfull ignorance. We don't have enough people like that around here already at all. God you're really filling an important gap in the boards. We're so grateful. Welcome.

( Christ , where do they get you lot????)

STOP USING 'AD HOMINEM' , NO ONE'S IMPRESSED , STILL !!

 

[8ball]

I was quite impressed, actually.

They didn't do Latin at my school.

 

[kyser_soze]

( Christ , where do they get you lot????)

STOP USING 'AD HOMINEM' , NO ONE'S IMPRESSED , STILL !!

So who were you?

You're way to retarded to be a complete noob; you're displaying the special kind of idiocy only evidenced by returning posters...

 

[cantsin]

I was quite impressed, actually.

They didn't do Latin at my school.

your in a minority in this thread pal , full of latin reciters , Leffe @ Xmas Drinkers and dried fruit enthusiasts .

 

[GarfieldLeChat]

Wow, you're a nice one. We could do with more of your type around here, with your ad hominem attacks and political holier-than-thou posturing on top of your wilfull ignorance. We don't have enough people like that around here already at all. God you're really filling an important gap in the boards. We're so grateful. Welcome.