"Good Morning. This weekend the nation marks the 70th anniversary of VJ day, the end of World War Two. Yesterday this cathedral hosted a national service for the children and families of Far East prisoners of war. In today's worship we continue to remember prisoners of war who suffered and died at the hands of their cruel captors, but also the ordinary citizens of Japan who died in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki before their rulers surrendered."Image from English Cathedrals.
I am irritated by (mostly) politicians and (also) media-types referring to "ordinary people". I don't mind being a regular, normal, ordinary chap, but when they wield it, the phrase comes with the patronising implication that they are somehow better than ordinary. And as we have seen for a long time and especially in recent years, many politicians in particular and journalists in general tend to range from 'ordinary' downwards. I log occurrences here and send offenders a postcard.
Sunday, 16 August 2015
R4 Sunday Worship OCit
A first capture from Sunday Worship. Broadcast from Lichfield Cathedral, introduced by The Very Rev'd Adrian Dorber, who said,
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