Vulkan Tromen

Mahmut

11:50, 14/06/2012

I think it was a big mistake for the BHA to drop for God's sake' it chaegns the effect of the line which now sounds rather hectoring where before it had a nice humour about it. They should have published and be damned. [:)]. You might as well say an atheist should not be able to say goodbye' (god be with you) or use words like dispirited'. The Archbishop of Canterbury nor any believer in creator-gods does not own the language or the ideas involved in our religious-heritage. The complexity and bias in the form of the question on the census have been correctly identified and the issue of cultural affiliation is an important one in a country where a lot of people feel that Englishness is the culture that dare not speak its name in the face of all the respect due to incoming cultures. An important element of English culture is the right to have a laugh not something recognised in the usual statement of enlightenment values -except arguably it is part of freedom of expression. I, for one, whilst being a devout atheist, agloblinist, aeasterbunnyist etc. would not want to live in an English village without an Anglican parish church. I love church architecture, hymns, christmas rituals, nativity plays etc.etc. I do even go to church on occasion but find a little goes a long way. I also hope generations of young children to come enjoy visits from Easterbunny and Father Christmas.btw I will be ticking the no religion box.