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Lynda Rose
Time to grasp the nettle
DATE : 6 March 2024 AUTHOR : Lynda Rose
A mere expression of concern over clearly evidenced attitudes hostile to a particular group within our society, which attitudes attempt to manipulate the democratic process in order to achieve defined ends, is not ‘racism’, and the current attempted annexation of the narrative in order to close down debate must be resisted. ‘From the river […]
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Enemies of the State
DATE : 6 March 2024 AUTHOR : Lynda Rose
It has come to VfJUK’s attention that Bournemouth City Council is in process of imposing a 20mph speed limit across all roads in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Well and good, you might think, lower speeds save lives! But it need hardly be said that this is a view that will not attract universal support, not least from […]
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‘… it’s not all boring and serious.’
DATE : 22 February 2024 AUTHOR : Lynda Rose
The latest loony idea to ‘attract’ young people to Christianity is apparently to turn our cathedrals into discos – dubbed by an irreverent press as a ‘rave in the nave’. The Revd Jessica Fellowes, seemingly spokesperson for this half-baked sacrilege, told BBC Newsbeat that it was a way of getting more people into church. “’I love the […]
READ MORESpreading the gospel, or facilitating hatred?
DATE : 22 February 2024 AUTHOR : Lynda Rose
You can imagine some of the discussion on boats carrying illegal migrants over the Channel, can’t you? “Look, my friend, things are tightening up over there, but if we go along to the nearest church once we’ve landed and ‘convert’ to Christianity, we’ll have a much better chance of getting asylum!” Certainly, with 40 of the 300 […]
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The nation’s children under attack
DATE : 9 February 2024 AUTHOR : Lynda Rose
There is a common and oft-quoted maxim, ‘The devil is in the detail’. In this day and age, however, it would seem that the tactics employed by the devil have become rather more overt. For example, a series of massive e-billboards have recently been unveiled across the city of Cardiff and surrounding area, exhorting children to become […]
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