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Question.
Is The Covid19 Vaccine The Mark of The Beast?
Answer:
No.
Longer Answer:
Even longer answer:
Whilst we’re talking about the covid 19 vaccine being a good thing, that stops you from getting sick, can I point out the Twin My Vaccine Campaign, raising money for people who may other wise not get one.
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No matter what you hear…
Easter is cancelled.
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) February 22, 2021
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Its been a month or so since I’ve done one of these. Maybe I should call this a monthly round up?
Basically Sofa used to do a round up – used to be weekly which involved posting random silly church stuff from that week, that didn’t fit anywhere else.
In an attempt to bring it back for at least a week, here are some highlights from that beautiful world of the church internet…
It seems…
The beleaguered Hillsong Church is facing a whole new set of internal issues this week after two real estate lawsuits were filed against them over an alleged failure to pay rent during the pandemic and building a structurally unsound apartment complex.
Vanity Fair
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The Church rhetoric for Trump has started ramping up with stuff like this:
MacArthur, who leads Grace Community Church in California, warned Biden against placing his hands on the Bible whilst doing “the very things that blaspheme [God’s] name”. Biden took the Presidential oath of office while placing his hand on an 1893 edition of the Douay Rheims Bible – a Catholic translation – which has been in the family for generations.
Premier Christianity
I dont remember MacArthur having a problem when Donald Trump forced his way through a crowd to take a photo of himself holding a Bible upside down?
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Well. 2020.
That was a… laugh… or something. A bit like having root canal, whilst having my toes tickled by a deranged clown.
Over the last couple of years I’ve attempted to share some of my favourite bits and pieces that I’ve enjoyed seeing / reading / listening to over the last 12 months. They’ve all particularly inspired, or held my attention in some way.
There will also be Church Sofa highlights thrown in there as well.
There may well be affiliate links thrown in to the mix, but if you dont know any of the below I’d encourage you to check it all out.
Some of my favourite books from this year:
My Favourite Christian Meme
Church Sofa Guide.
Was it born from tripping up the stairs? Was it because of congestion at the coffee machine? Could it have been the queue at the toilet?
10 Excuses for being late for a Church Zoom meeting was the outcome.
My Favourite Movies of 2020
Well, were there many new movies out there this year?
I saw Birds of Pray… that was… “alright”.
For a random suggestion, we came across “Katy” on the CBBC part of iPlayer here in the UK. We went in there blind so it probably hit us emotionally more as a result, but if you’re in the UK and looking for something with “talking points” to watch with the kids – that would be my suggestion.
My Favourite Songs of 2020
Well… I dont care if its over played…
Church Notice Board of The Year
Well… this was the most viewed of the year…
But.
Lets close this little yearly roundup with this instead..
And its possibly a note to go into 2021 on…
What are your highpoints from 2020? Are there any?
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Ok I’ve not done one of these for a while.
Basically Sofa used to do a round up… I guess posting random silly church stuff from that week, that didn’t fit anywhere else.
In an attempt to bring it back for at least a week, here are some highlights from that beautiful world of Twitter…
And here’s to nothing but peace and love coming from the direction of the church over December…
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Well.
Sofa is aware that he occupies a very niche area in the world of blogs.
Some sort of weird church place? With an interest in an American approach?
So. What the heck is a sofa meant to say the day after an American election, in which both sides are claiming that God is on their side?
I don’t have a clue.
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Social media is great for sharing articles right? Especially when a headline sounds like good news, right?
Here’s an example. If you follow a Christian organisation that believes that Churches should be free to be open and sing, the headline “Singing ‘no riskier than talking’ for virus spread”, confirms that belief.
Whilst if you read the BBC article in question, there are a few catches in regards to churches…
Singing does not produce substantially more respiratory particles than speaking at a similar volume, a study suggests.
But it all depends on how loud a person is, according to the initial findings which are yet to be peer reviewed.
This question of “how loud” someone is, seems to be a common theme through the article. I hope for the sake of Church leaders all over the world, that none of them will be forced to go down the route of measuring how loud people are singing.
And no, this study hasn’t been evaluated yet either.
Ventilation could also have an effect on how aerosol builds up. The larger the venue and the more ventilation there is could affect how concentrated the volumes are.
If articles like this are being used to press for permission to allow Churches to sing, then the whole issue should be included. Instead of pressuring singing to be allowed, surely there should be help to ensure all churches are ventilated properly? Singing is one thing, it appears singing safely is another. Lets not forget this.
Last point from the article.
Dr Julian Tang, honorary associate professor in respiratory sciences at the University of Leicester, said: “The risk is amplified when a group of singers are singing together, eg singing to an audience, whether in churches or concert halls or theatres. It is a nice study but not exactly representative of the real whole choir dynamic, which really needs further study to truly assess the risk of such large volume synchronised singing vocalisations/exhalations.
The above text was put into bold by Sofa.
Sofa is looking forward to the day when Churches can reunite, and worship God in song together, but lets not push for things to happen sooner than is helpful or safe. In the meantime, why dont we celebrate the acts of worship that do not look like singing?
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I dont know about you but this week seemed to have gone by in a bit of a blur – like super quick. Every weekish, Sofa does a round up of Christian / Church internet…
And… well. this round up – its a bit self indulgent.
This weeks round up is completed to the back drop of UCB1.
Ok heres the self indulgent bit.
It appears that someone in the CofE said something about how the church should talk the language of radio 2 – not radio 3. This prompted at least one out burst from a radio 3 listener… and well… people started talking what radio stations they listen to. Prompting this poll from the Sofa. (I did say this was self indulgent)
Considering the amount of people who responded about other options, I guess the lesson is that there are more than just “two voices” out there.
Personally I like prefer listening to podcasts.
And Doctor Who audios.
Lastly.
If you’ve got a ticket for Church tomorrow. Remember. Play nice (ideally two meters way from others)
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Every week sofa posts a collection of stuff that, well, he didn’t a chance to sit down and post during the week.
Well, I say every week – that doesn’t always happen…. but anyway.
This weeks round up is completed to the back drop of The Big Bang Theory.
So, according to Premier…
Derek Thomas, Conservative MP for St Ives, said although he’s happy churches can open for services on 4th July, Christians could have done more to lobby on the issue.
“I am inwardly furious… that the Church… and I absolutely include myself… have not been noisy enough and working enough to make the case for churches and places of worship to open again,” he said.
Premier Christian
It would be nice that instead of being “furious”, that he was busy talking up the stuff the Church has been doing supporting people.
Lastly.
Going into the next week.
With Some churches opening up. Others not. Lets try and play nice?
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