tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987513.post5313995726283308221..comments2009-12-13T12:47:19.153ZAndrew Rilstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05786623930392936889noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987513.post-17333104830932489262008-12-02T10:32:00.000Z2008-12-02T10:32:00.000Z<I>MEMO, a 125 yr old "ministry dedicated to spreading the Good News on public transport"...</I><BR/><BR/>I can't say that they've been trying too hard on the public transport I've noticed.<BR/><BR/>And I'm now trying to imagine what they put on the sides of 1883 buses and trams...Phil Mastershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533451060065715833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987513.post-33545531842166936452008-12-01T15:07:00.000Z2008-12-01T15:07:00.000ZI have just resisted a temptation of almost Biblical proportions as Blogger informed me that "You are currently posting as Andrew Rilstone". But resist I did, despite being a morally rudderless atheist who spends too much time reading the sides of buses. Mr Rilstone should consider himself warned however that I might be unable to fight the urge to express some of his opinions for him next time....<BR/><BR/>The tit-for-tat battle is warming up. MEMO, a 125 yr old "ministry dedicated to spreading the Good News on public transport", is apparently running 'credit crunch" themed bus adverts for the next 4 weeks in London, according to Christian Today. They have a whole ministry, and we only have a Guardian blog and the rather unhelpful support of Richard Dawkins, which hardly seems fair. It's a good job that the museums are secretly on our payroll too.Louise Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120364497851844081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987513.post-14751559286662919932008-12-01T13:22:00.000Z2008-12-01T13:22:00.000ZIn the Christian Union, we used to distinguish between two translations of the Bible: the N.I.V (Nearly Infallible Version) and the H.I.P (Highly Inaccurate Paraphrase.)Andrew Rilstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16934052271846235431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987513.post-74386938553753861342008-12-01T10:47:00.000Z2008-12-01T10:47:00.000ZWell, it's not <I>quite</I> true that Christmas trees have nothing to do with Christianity. Here's what the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah has to say:<BR/><I><BR/>The religion of these peoples is nothing but smoke. [...] nothing but a tree chopped down, then shaped by a woodsman's ax. They trim it with tinsel and balls [...] Don't be impressed by such stuff. It's useless.<BR/></I><BR/>Jeremiah 10:3-5, "The Message" translation.Mike Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06039663158335543317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987513.post-80028398746708824582008-11-30T22:13:00.000Z2008-11-30T22:13:00.000ZI love the fact that the only Christmas item on the front cover of the "The War on Christmas: How the Liberal Plot to Ban the Sacred Christian Holiday Is Worse Than You Thought (Paperback)" is a Christmas tree. <BR/>Which isn't actually anything to do with Christianity as far as I can discern.gtk123http://www.blogger.com/profile/07076170242571485340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987513.post-36354864371615288042008-11-29T04:16:00.000Z2008-11-29T04:16:00.000ZNo, because most of us live in the States and we're on holiday right now.<BR/><BR/>However, the War Against Christmas Part 2008* is about to break on all your heads. MUAHAHAHAHA!<BR/><BR/>*More or lessLirazelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740446717034940156noreply@blogger.com