In 1982, the then archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, infuriated Mrs Thatcher by striking a note of reconciliation at the Falklands war memorial service, asking the congregation to pray for families on both sides of the conflict who had lost loved ones. Is it too much to hope that a similar note of reconciliation might be struck at Mrs Thatcher's funeral in the same cathedral? In our deeply divided country, many communities hold Margaret Thatcher and her government responsible for enormous suffering.
Whatever views are held, surely here is an opportunity for the established church to once more ask the nation to remember in prayer all who now suffer from the blight of poverty and unemployment. The listeners can make up their minds as to its cause and Mrs Thatcher will have to plead her case to a greater judge.
Rev Canon Adrian Alker
Wetherby, West Yorkshire
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Whatever views are held, surely here is an opportunity for the established church to once more ask the nation to remember in prayer all who now suffer from the blight of poverty and unemployment. The listeners can make up their minds as to its cause and Mrs Thatcher will have to plead her case to a greater judge.
Rev Canon Adrian Alker
Wetherby, West Yorkshire
• With reference to your...
- 4/12/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Today we welcome a new addition to the royally watched: Charles Wesley Mumbere, who for several years worked as a nurse's aide in Maryland and Pennsylvania, has been crowned the king of the Rwenzururu district of western Uganda, or, officially speaking, King of Uganda's Mountains of the Moon. The 56-year-old's coronation is part of the restoration of the Rwenzururu Kingdom, which was banned in 1967. In England, the Duke of York has apparently invested in a nine-hole backyard golf course at his Royal Lodge residence. A notoriously fanatic golfer, Prince Andrew has a handicap of four, which means he qualifies for the professional golf circuit. Considering this, perhaps his backyard golf getaway is just, err, par for the course.
- 10/20/2009
- Vanity Fair
Thousands gathered to see a former nurse's aide become Ugandan king yesterday (19.10.09). Charles Wesley Mumbere - who inherited the royal title in his African homeland when he was 13 - was finally crowned ruler as his jubilant supporters cheered and wore clothes emblazoned with his likeness. Yesterday afternoon, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni officially recognised the 300,000-strong Rwenzururu Kingdom. Mumbere, who wore green robes for the ceremony, said: "It is a great moment to know that finally the central government has understood the demands of the Bakonzo people who have been seeking very hard for recognition of their identity." The new king has lived in the Us for 25 years and only revealed his royal roots in July during a...
- 10/20/2009
- Monsters and Critics
How do I know Mel White is a busy guy? Five minutes into our interview to talk about his recent participation on the reality show The Amazing Race with his son, actor/screenwriter Mike White, he’s interrupted by Anderson Cooper’s producer who wants to confirm an appearance on CNN later that day. The day before, White had been on Fresh Air with Terry Gross.
How do I know Mel White is a nice guy? He couldn’t be more apologetic about CNN’s interruption. And he couldn’t be more gracious and unhurried in our conversation, which touched on everything from how he wished The Amazing Race’s had been more “gay,” to how their battery of psychological tests found him to be their most a “paranoid” participant ever – but for good reason!
Interestingly, despite being perhaps the country’s most well-known gay Christian activist, White was almost...
How do I know Mel White is a nice guy? He couldn’t be more apologetic about CNN’s interruption. And he couldn’t be more gracious and unhurried in our conversation, which touched on everything from how he wished The Amazing Race’s had been more “gay,” to how their battery of psychological tests found him to be their most a “paranoid” participant ever – but for good reason!
Interestingly, despite being perhaps the country’s most well-known gay Christian activist, White was almost...
- 4/17/2009
- by dennis
- The Backlot
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