Friday, March 25, 2005
A Christian Nation?
Did anyone else this morning notice the demarcation of the sacred and the secular around 7am this morning?
As Radio 4 filled the spare seconds to the time-signal we were reminded, in best public service broadcasting tradition, that today was Good Friday with a verse of "an Easter hymn" (When I Survey the wondrous Cross).
Barely seconds later the language was all of the "Holday Weekend." It takes more than a "church by law established" to make a Christian nation, but the contrast still jarred this morning.
Do we have the confidence of the value and importance of what we believe to help others discover and live it too?
¶ 10:00 am As Radio 4 filled the spare seconds to the time-signal we were reminded, in best public service broadcasting tradition, that today was Good Friday with a verse of "an Easter hymn" (When I Survey the wondrous Cross).
Barely seconds later the language was all of the "Holday Weekend." It takes more than a "church by law established" to make a Christian nation, but the contrast still jarred this morning.
Do we have the confidence of the value and importance of what we believe to help others discover and live it too?
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And, for the first time I think, there was nothing on television that in any way reflected the day...
Which was fine, for those of too wiped out by Thursday's Watch to stay awake a moment longer than was essential, but still rather sad overall...there have been some thoughtful and thoughtprovoking programmes in recent years, but not this time :-(
Which was fine, for those of too wiped out by Thursday's Watch to stay awake a moment longer than was essential, but still rather sad overall...there have been some thoughtful and thoughtprovoking programmes in recent years, but not this time :-(
And thank you for your comments! I suspect it's "vanity publishing" in a way but I'm glad someone else has noticed and hope that some stuff here might be helpful, thought-provoking, and occasionally open the doors to supporting memebers of the blogging community. ;)
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