There is nothing like coming back from Africa to realise how pathetic is some of the stuff that goes for ‘culture’ in England.
This morning the Daily Mail has a whole report on a total non-subject that illustrates only how the writer of it must be illiterate. Which begs the further question of how the editor let it through. Here’s the link. And here’s the header:
Church of England’s official Twitter feed sparks row after ‘offensive’ joke about gay marriage and Katie Price
- User asked what Church thought of Katie Price marrying for the third time. Church of England replied it didn’t have an official policy on Katie Price. But added that: ‘Jordan gets quite a few mentions in the Old Testament’.
Can the reporter tell us who thought the comments were ‘offensive’? Who and what were offended? And about what? And where might we find the ‘row’ that has been ‘sparked’?
Unbelievable.
Then, just to show how reporters like this think how stupid and media-illiterate the audience is, he adds:
Apparently recognising that offence had been caused, the Church’s Twitter feed then posted to Just Skippy: ‘Glad we could be source of joy as well as – sadly – disquiet for you. Blessings.’
‘Offence’? ‘Recognising’? Good grief! Go back to school and learn how to read. Isn’t the response simply recognising that someone who disagrees with the Church of England’s stance on gay marriage isn’t happy?
This is actually a good story of how someone in Church House is engaged, has a sense of humour, and keeps things in perspective. It’s also a story of how crass the Daily Mail is in trying to make a story out of it.
January 22, 2013 at 9:54 am
Dully Maul: mauls dully.
January 22, 2013 at 10:18 am
Sadly, there are large followings of very substandard journalism across the board in the British press. Even the weather is “ueberhyped…” Thanks for your Sudan blogs for info and prayer
January 22, 2013 at 10:22 am
Silly old Daily Mail – out of touch, out of date, irrelevant to most of us – but somehow we keep coming back to her for comfort and reassurance that they, not we, are completely bonkers.
January 22, 2013 at 10:56 am
I have not entirely dismissed the idea that the Mail website and its associated newspapers may be a brilliant satire up there with Jonathon Swift’s Modest Proposal.
January 22, 2013 at 11:04 am
You’d think there were more pressing things to think about and urge discussion of: the awfulness of the hostage taking in Algeria and it’s long term implications; the continuing struggle for women to live and work in the 21st century when their countries laws and general attitude is stuck in the 19th; the Middle East; the plight of Africa. We may be an island but having an attitude that thinks we can shut out the rest of the world is just ‘head in sand’ – which leaves your bum exposed to a good kicking (or worse).
Thank you for your blogs from Sudan. It gave a much broader picture of a complicated country. Are there any simple countries? It helps with prayer and encouraging to know that Christians there are persevering despite the difficulties and are being salt and light where they are. We can’t fix the problems – probably a good thing. So we have to leave that to God’s Spirit – a God thing.
January 22, 2013 at 11:33 am
Well said. I rather like SteveDGH’s idea, it would certainly make a lot more sense (were it true) than most of the tripe published in the Mail ever does…
January 22, 2013 at 3:58 pm
Just to thank you for showing the world that we religious people do have a sense of humour or two:)
January 22, 2013 at 9:28 pm
good to see the DM getting a justifiable drubbing. “Daily Maul” I love. Very aposite
January 25, 2013 at 9:59 am
if you want to be truly frightened just consider that the Daily Mail’s Mail Online is the UK’s most read online news source, and is now also number 1 by some measures in the USA….. The mind boggles frankly. The one thing it’s not though, sadly, is “irrelevant to most of us”