tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post2724623423285978663..comments2023-05-25T09:14:35.702+01:00Comments on The Vernacular Vicar: Behind The GlassAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268991293847325315noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-1365248477516664502010-09-16T17:16:41.285+01:002010-09-16T17:16:41.285+01:00Excellent. Mob behavior under a unique metaphor. M...Excellent. Mob behavior under a unique metaphor. Made me think. Thank you.<br /><br />As someone else paraphrased Lord Acton's famous quote,<br />Lack of consequences corrupts; Absolute lack of consequences corrupts absolutely.muddleglumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394254712209466553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8299409348701300460.post-64795909498817100922010-09-15T14:03:12.290+01:002010-09-15T14:03:12.290+01:00Perhaps the glass is necessary, like the thin vene...Perhaps the glass is necessary, like the thin veneer of civilisation that stops us from killing each other in the competition for food etc (see any post-apocalyptic drama).<br />I had never thought of the Church Community in that way, though. But it explains a lot. I have always said that the two most thankless jobs in the world are editing the Parish Mag and organising the Summer Fayre. Oh boy, do you get informed of your shortcomings if you do one of those. And if you offer your critics the opportunity to demonstrate how it might be done correctly, then you are the one accused of rudeness.<br />Harvest Supper this weekl - that's another one. Hard hats on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com