If there were more clergy like him, churches would not be so empty. Allah bless him and guide him.

Well said, Andy R. I love Rev Richard Coles, and have done before he was a clergyman. I'm not a Christian, but if more Christians were like Rev Coles, I would be. I'm not gay, but while the Anglican church does not allow Richard Coles to be a practicing gay man in a committed, loving relationship, it's not the religion for me.

@shmookins

6 жыл бұрын

Anal sex is not a required part of sex regardless of sexual orientation.

@zapzupnz1902

5 жыл бұрын

@@studmalexy this comment makes no sense to me. He's a vicar. He's talking about Jesus and the gospels on a weekly basis in his own parish, he occasionally appears on religious programmes on the BBC, and has published books on the topic of the saints and other Christian phenomena. Nevertheless, he is also a person who is allowed to have interests outside of the church, the same as any Christian. As a seasoned broadcaster, he often talks about news and current affairs as well as popular entertainment, he himself a musician. Why do you think it necessary that the man should limit himself to just one subject just because he is a vicar? Is he not allowed to have interests and points of view other than his faith? In what capacity do you judge him, especially given that Christians believe there is only one judge? I'm not Christian, but neither is anybody who feels the need to throw the term 'fraud' about, especially when speaking of his spiritual brother, standing on the corner of a street, making sure to shout loud enough so that his piety can be seen by all.

@donaldasayers

2 жыл бұрын

@@commentconnoisseur1001 You don't get to choose either.

Man gets it

Why wouldn't it be? For me the most distinctive difference between the old testament and the new is that Jesus' ministry had a very strong theme of inclusiveness towards out-groups. It has always seemed to me that making the good example in so many of the parables a member of an out-group (samaritan, roman soldier, etc) was quite deliberate and purposeful. It's also the case that the sexuality he was born with makes no difference whatsoever to me, I'm simply not affected by it.

Well said Pickhandle.

Richard Coles always reminds me of a religious Richard Osman. Just in the way Jimmy Somerville reminds me of Wayne Rooney. But without God involved. Or something. 😳

I know Richard Coles partner David Coles, often serves in the parish I am a server in

@DavidMiller.93

3 жыл бұрын

God rest Fr David's soul. :(

@DamiensTrainsandTravels

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidMiller.93 Yes as I said I was a server at All Saints Church Wellingborough seen Richard Coles around Wellingborough a few times too. But I served alongside Fr David Coles, Fr Oldham as he was back then. Great guy.

'Moving pictures' have been around for a while now. What happened to your video, did you only get as far as still pictures in the instruction manual?

@johnfeeney7464

5 жыл бұрын

Its from a radio programme.

It's idiotic to claim the parties weren't celebrating a person's death. I don't agree with many of Thatcher's beliefs but she left politics decades before her death. If people were merely expressing a disagreement with her politics, they should have celebrated when she left politics, or else not celebrated at all since most of her policies and ideology are still in effect now. It was clearly an example of silly political tribalism, people felt a member of the opposite team was taken out, so they celebrated. Humans are awful.

I love Reverend Richard Cole, but what the hell is he talking about with Thatcher "disenfranchising" people? Oh lord, yes, people having actual shares in their companies and having the right to vote for their union leaders and even to leave the union if they wished without losing their job - how tyrannical!

@Muck006

7 жыл бұрын

Thatcher did MUCH worse stuff than the "nice things" you state. The point of "leaving a union" from her point of view is to give more power to the employer, because the employee is WEAKER due to "being alone" and not part of a group. An individual is MUCH easier to pressure into lower wages than a union.

@terencekreft482

7 жыл бұрын

Thomas Longrigg: Thatcher cynically and deliberately made it her mission to destroy the working class and it's power base in this country. Anyone who was affected by her policies towards the unions, in particular the miners, steel, power and transport probably still remember her with hatred, I certainly do. I found it particularly galling that the attempt was made to put her on an equal footing with Churchill by giving her a funeral at national level which I was paying for. The woman continued to steal from me even after her death!

@melancholics_7808

7 жыл бұрын

are you kidding? Thatcher destroyed everything good about this country. she pissed on the working class and laughed all the while, everyone knows that deep down. do piss off with your three good examples you managed to strain your brain cells to reach.

@TheValeyard92

5 жыл бұрын

She also dismantled industry in this country and made us predominantly dependent on imported food and goods.

@arianrhodhyde7482

5 жыл бұрын

She said kids could be brainwashed to be gay and that they shouldn't be "exposed" to anything to do with gay people in school in case they got the awful idea that being gay was normal.

Your more interested in the limelight than godlight WEIRDO

More than a bit arrogant Rev. Is he suggesting that he lives a better life than Thatcher? He should check his Bible for verses on pride. We are all sinners in need of grace.

@KitchenSinkSoup

2 жыл бұрын

That's not what he's suggesting at all. He is saying that the outcry over the celebration of Thatcher's death is hypocritical when the essential deification of her was happening at her funeral.

@KitchenSinkSoup

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianevans1776 That's not what he said about Thatcher. He said that it was ridiculous that she got such an extravagant funeral when no other modern PM has, apart from Churchill, especially considering how divisive she is. Also that the outrage over celebration of her death were overblown as what did people really expect, considering how polarising she was.

@Dongulator

2 жыл бұрын

He doesn't need to suggest that he lives a better life than Thatcher. Almost everyone is.

@borisjohnson535

2 жыл бұрын

The bugs that eat shit are always above thatcher in my opinion

@borisjohnson535

2 жыл бұрын

@@brianevans1776 I don't know anyone who is qualified to speak on anyone behalf. Not sure waht point your trying to prove here .