tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post7292282711775774352..comments2024-03-28T21:32:26.550+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: We are all Protestants now... Bruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-41756786685682100402012-09-13T20:39:53.626+01:002012-09-13T20:39:53.626+01:00Just because today is 13 Sep: Let no one mourn the...Just because today is 13 Sep: Let no one mourn their transgressions, for pardon has dawned from the grave (Easter Homily of St John Chrysostom)Al.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-48346241147178705232012-09-13T12:02:03.064+01:002012-09-13T12:02:03.064+01:00Yes - I know quite a few Lewis exiles when I lived...Yes - I know quite a few Lewis exiles when I lived in Glasgow - and there was an annual story about whether the Calednian Macbrayne ferry would be allowed to sail to/ from the island on Sundays. <br /><br />I am now more sympathetic to the islanders than I was - there are plenty of other places where people who don't like their particular brand of dour Knox-ism can live...Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-89741762757219568152012-09-13T11:04:38.825+01:002012-09-13T11:04:38.825+01:00There are people on Lewis who try to live an entir...There are people on Lewis who try to live an entirely Christian life (by their own lights). Unfortunately, it does seem to lead to their trying to wish that same life onto their neighbours even if they are none too keen on it. It's hard to see a way around this unless they were to be given an island of their own with the power to exclude non-agreers. I suppose that might happen at some point in Britain's new Dark Ages.deariemenoreply@blogger.com