Category Archives: Christianity

Actions speak louder than words. A reflection for Fig Monday.

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Gerry Lynch

Having spent the night after the dramatic events of Palm Sunday in Bethany, about a half-hour walk from Jerusalem, Jesus returns to the capital in the morning to preach in the Temple. Fig Monday is a day of parables, especially … Continue reading →

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Do we need more Christians in politics? A reflection for Palm Sunday

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Gerry Lynch

“We need more Christians in politics.” As someone whose life has largely revolved around two pillars – politics and the Church, I have heard this phrase endlessly. For a long time I didn’t question its basic sense – Christianity is, … Continue reading →

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Evangelical Alliance’s ‘Welcome’ to Gay Couples – Home-Wrecking, Faith-Destroying

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Gerry Lynch

Cross-posted to 8aNoWay.com… Christian conservatives are always at pains to point out how ‘welcome’ people in same-sex relationships are in their churches. But how what do they mean by ‘welcome’ – does their understanding of that word match what the … Continue reading →

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Steven Agnew cleans Arlene Foster’s clock on gay marriage…

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Gerry Lynch

Well done to Green Party MLA Steven Agnew for setting DUP Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster straight that civil partnerships are NOT equal to marriage and that all religious symbolism or language in civil partnership ceremonies in the UK is banned … Continue reading →

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Which Angel do you prefer?

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Gerry Lynch

Walking around Sailortown today, I noticed the Flying Angel statue outside the Mission to Seafarers was just about to fall into complete shadow given the tall houses recently recently built directly opposite it on Pilot Street. This isn’t something I … Continue reading →

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Home Rule, Rome Rule and Gay Marriage

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Gerry Lynch

Crossposted at Slugger O’Toole… Last September, Unionists paraded in their tens of thousands through Belfast to celebrate the centenary of the Ulster Covenant. From the days of Lilibullero in the 17th Century, Ulster Protestantism has always had a particular genius … Continue reading →

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The Silence of Lost Worlds and the Fate of the Middle East’s Christians

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Gerry Lynch

Crossposted at Slugger O’Toole… Monasteries are very quiet places indeed. Garrulous as I am beyond the normal Irish capacity for such things, I am not someone obviously identifiable as a great lover of silence. At the Community of the Resurrection, … Continue reading →

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A First Commandment Issue?

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Gerry Lynch

Crossposted at 8aNoWay.com… During a recent social media discussion on homosexuality ensuing from Steve Chalke’s recent – and potentially game-changing – announcement of his support for marriage equality, I was confronted by one conservative member of the Presbyterian Church telling … Continue reading →

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Come let us adore him – thoughts from a disillusioned Christian about to attend Midnight Mass

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Gerry Lynch

Crossposted at 8aNoWay.com… A few hours to kill at home before I go down to St. George’s to make sure the heating has come on at its appointed time for Midnight Mass. Some thoughts waft into my mind from a … Continue reading →

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