From Mr Peter Bolton
Sir, - Your story on the conversations on sexuality organised by
the House of Bishops (4 July)
quotes Prebendary Rod Thomas of Reform as saying: ". . . it makes
it very difficult for us to participate in something which accepts
you can disobey something in the Bible and yet be a good disciple
of Christ."
Lots of members of the congregations in our benefice (including
the Rector) work on the sabbath (whether defined as Saturday or
Sunday), and we haven't had them put to death, as we are clearly
instructed to in Exodus 35.2. Is Prebendary Thomas perhaps using a
different Bible from mine?
PETER BOLTON
The Rectory
Micklebring Lane
Braithwell
Rotherham S66 7AS
From Canon Jeremy Pemberton
Sir, - I recently got married. As your readers will perhaps
know, it was a civil marriage. And, being a civil marriage, it had
to be religion-free.
Noel Ford's cartoon (4 July) appears to suggest, rather
patronisingly, that religion-free weddings somehow lose their true
essence, and are devoid of all meaning and delight. I want to
reassure people that nothing could be further from the truth.
JEREMY PEMBERTON
47 Easthorpe
Southwell
Nottinghamshire
NG25 0HY