Hello
I've put my foot in it again.
Last week my local ran a story that told how our local church has raised over £450,000 in just three weeks, to "modernise" our parish church, I also read in the same issue that our local branch of the AS may have to close due to lack of funds, the figure of £60,000 is needed for it to stay open.
I wrote to the local paper stating that in my opinion the money raised by the church could be better spent on this and other very worthy causes locally. I think spending that amount on altering a beautiful building just for the sake of change is appalling, helping out our fellow men, women and children is, to me more important.
As a result the vicar put a letter through my door saying he "sympathised" with my views, but modernising the church building would "encourage more local village people to attend," they would then be"transformed into generous, sensitive, thoughtful people."
Does that make us occasional church-goers a miserly, uncaring thoughtless bunch? I dread to think how non-believers conduct themselves based on this man's views.
I have not taken up his offer to phone him and arrange a meeting to discuss my views as I just might end up thumping him one!
By the way the week ended with Mum being refused Continuing Care Funding, no surprise there, but I will appeal anyway, if only to satisfy myself that I have tried my best for her.
Hang on a minute, I think I am being transformed already!!
Kathleen
I've put my foot in it again.
Last week my local ran a story that told how our local church has raised over £450,000 in just three weeks, to "modernise" our parish church, I also read in the same issue that our local branch of the AS may have to close due to lack of funds, the figure of £60,000 is needed for it to stay open.
I wrote to the local paper stating that in my opinion the money raised by the church could be better spent on this and other very worthy causes locally. I think spending that amount on altering a beautiful building just for the sake of change is appalling, helping out our fellow men, women and children is, to me more important.
As a result the vicar put a letter through my door saying he "sympathised" with my views, but modernising the church building would "encourage more local village people to attend," they would then be"transformed into generous, sensitive, thoughtful people."
Does that make us occasional church-goers a miserly, uncaring thoughtless bunch? I dread to think how non-believers conduct themselves based on this man's views.
I have not taken up his offer to phone him and arrange a meeting to discuss my views as I just might end up thumping him one!
By the way the week ended with Mum being refused Continuing Care Funding, no surprise there, but I will appeal anyway, if only to satisfy myself that I have tried my best for her.
Hang on a minute, I think I am being transformed already!!
Kathleen