I was listening to the sort of music that did that questioning.
ALAN GREENAs the 20th Century developed, not surprisingly people left the church and I can see the church’s role in losing people.
More Alan Green Quotes
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In the time of Mrs Thatcher the church, to give it its due, spoke out and was an enemy of the Conservative government.
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A few question marks are being asked in the Honduran defence
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As a teenager I was very clear that I wasn’t in the church just to toe the line, but I saw there was a capacity within Christianity and the bible not to fall into line but to question the status quo, that’s what kept me in the church.
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That level of expectation that I’m going to be conservative is really disappointing, but it is how many people think about clergy and the church
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I want to be able to open up the really good treasures of the Church and Christianity to people.
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Phil Dowd checks his whistle and blows his watch.
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John Arne Riise was deservedly blown up for that foul
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And that’s not going to be achieved by shouting at them to convert or they’ll go to hell.
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People do it differently in different cultures because they have different interpretations, that’s how it should be.
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As the 20th Century developed, not surprisingly people left the church and I can see the church’s role in losing people.
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But we’ve got all the language wrong and made this divide between secularism and spirituality, whereas instead it’s about being human.
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Do you pay much attention to the dealing notes?
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The Beatles, which had just as much influence on me as those hymns did.
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I promise to look after everyone in the community, not just those who come to church, not just white people, not just the Christians.
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They care about their club, and that’s why they always have something good to say, even when it is negative
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