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@LukeVernon my favourite song ever, and its my alarm on phone. Wakes me up in a good mood!2 weeks ago from Twitter for iPhone
@LukeVernon gimme shelter gives me the urge to watch my favorite film #goodfellas2 weeks ago from Twitter for Android
Or GLASTONBURY even. Not sure where Galstonbury is, but Im sure it doesn't have the worlds biggest festival. Sounds Texan.2 weeks ago from txt
In a restaurant in the middle of the US and the song with the best intro ever came on, Gimme Shelter. Which reminded me, in 3 weeks....2 weeks ago from txt
I shall be seeing one of the greatest live acts of all time, The Rolling Stones, @ THE greatest festival ever, GALSTONBURY! Yes, Im shouting2 weeks ago from txt
This is one of the reasons why I love the internet!
I LOVE the comments people make. Here is one that I saw about a guy who came out of the closet on tv in England: "Why do people feel they have to congratulate someone who "comes out as gay"? As they say, you are born with your sexuality, so why would you feel you have to pat them on the back? I thin ... Continue reading
The great schism…
And so it begins. On Monday last week, St George's Tron Church in Glasgow formally left the Church of Scotland because of the stance on homosexuality (particularly in the clergy) adopted by the General Assembly of the kirk. This is the first church to leave the CofS over this issue, and I suspect ot ... Continue reading
I-OR-Land
With the car back in action, we crossed our fingers, and the Irish sea, for our first trip back to Ireland since Christmas. Against the odds, and despite what the naysayers naysaid, the car made it to Ireland in one piece, with the air conditioning system being the only casualty of the first few day ... Continue reading
Impediments to the marriage of true minds.
Outside my work as a teacher, mainly of economics, I've devoted most of my time, energy and enthusiasm to the Liberal/Liberal Democrat Party and the Church of England. An acquaintance, I think probably a Labour voter, described the current situation of the former quite aptly, I thought, when he said ... Continue reading
England Expects … Which Is Worrying!
Wayne Rooney marked his England return with the goal that secured a place for Roy Hodgson's side in Euro 2012's last eight - but it was a rough passage eased by major helping of good fortune and controversy against Ukraine. Hodgson instantly restored Rooney after a two-match suspension in place of A ... Continue reading
If you have sex with an African or you are gay… Don’t donate blood
Northern Ireland's health minister Edwin Poots (pictured donating blood) has defended comments he made about blood donation in relation to people in Africa. On Sunday, Mr Poots said a ban on blood donations from gay people should also apply to people who have sex "with somebody in Africa or sex with ... Continue reading
Doubts about my position on hompsexuality
Thinking aloud. Its not as simple as I thought. The church of england response to the government equalities office consultation “equal civil marriage” makes me less convinced about my line on complementarity than I used to be. One theory that I have been taking on board is that homosexual people exh ... Continue reading
Maginnis a dinosaur in our LGBT midst
Today we had a prime example of how Northern Ireland's political leaders are not the people to help overcome the negative image that the Equality Commission found the people of Northern Ireland have here. Lord Maginnis the former MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone started the Nolan Show saying: "It i ... Continue reading
Liberal or bigoted? Confused, inconsequential babble about gay marriage from George Pitcher
The Reverend George Pitcher says he’s a liberal and that gay marriage is a threat to the Church of England. He’s right about the last part, it’s plainly a threat, hence the church’s petulant and lightweight response. But it turns out that’s not what Pitcher means. What he means is….muddle-headed at ... Continue reading
Exclusive: The Man Who Makes The Gay Cake Toppers
Exclusive: The Man Who Makes The Gay Cake Toppers Hi Ray Twanky - you're the man who makes the gay wedding cake toppers.
"Yes.
Hello." How did you get into making gay cake toppers? "By accident really.
I just put two men on top of a cake in a moment of madness." And? "And the picture went around the world.
Whenever a newspaper wanted to illustrate a story about gay marriage it was the go-to photo." Apart from The Guardian? "Yeah, they prefer pictures of gay men with no heads.
It's another variant on the myth that real gay couples don't exist." Ray Twanky, thank you.