Anglican gallimaufry and other delectables.
Samizdat was the clandestine copying and distribution of government-suppressed literature or other media in Soviet-bloc countries. Copies were made a few at a time, and those who received a copy would be expected to make more copies. This was often done by handwriting or typing.
This grassroots practice to evade officially imposed censorship was fraught with danger as harsh punishments were meted out to people caught possessing or copying censored materials.
Vladimir Bukovsky defined it as follows: “I myself create it, edit it, censor it, publish it, distribute it, and [may] get imprisoned for it.”
My name is David Jenkins; I write this blog for my own entertainment and to poke fun at the religious establishment. As Kingsley Amis said: “If you can’t annoy somebody, there’s little point in writing”.
Note that all posts and comments here represent the views of their authors alone. In particular, the views expressed in comments are those of the commenter. They are not my views and should not be interpreted as such by virtue of their being allowed to appear on the blog.
The opinions in my posts and comments are not those of ANiC or the parish I attend even if they occasionally appear to coincidentally resemble them.
So? Why did you include this? Or, is this an Essentials’ plot to become more out of touch with the reality of the this world than they are?
Mary,
I’m not sure whether you are referring to the whole About page or the specific reference to Essentials. If the latter, it is to reinforce the point that this is my personal blog and I am not speaking on behalf of any organisation.
That being cleared up, I find the suggestion that this blog is a plot rather quaint.
I love your fan mail. I could imagine Christ and the Apostles receiving similar comments related to their teaching had the technology existed 2000 years ago.
Thanks Warren.
Surely you made the fan mail up??
No, it’s real; I couldn’t subject everyone to the extremely rude ones, of course.
David is a veritable magnet for kind words.
Peace,
Jim
Re: “I write this blog for my own entertainment”
Reminds me of the quote (along the lines of) “Freedom of the press belongs to the person that owns one”.
I guess we all have the ability to own one now.
Hello David,
How do I send you an email? We are the “Free Anglicans” located in Hepworth Ontario. The building that we rent from the Town of South Bruce Peninsula for our Sunday Worship services is possibly going to be sold or domolished, and I would like to send you more information.
In Faith,
AMPisAnglican
http://southbrucepeninsula.civicweb.net/FileStorage/7F905D2667C74A08BAA93D424F84E340-Public%20Notice%20re%20Hepworth%20Community%20Centre%20April%2014,%202010.pdf
Hi,
I was wondering if you have anything good to say about Rev. Gary Nicolosi? I just came across your blog while Googling him and you seem to be quite negative. What about his thinking do you like? Have you checked his recent classes? http://www.saintjameswestminster.ca/forum.php
I would love to be on your blog roll 🙂
Just discovered your site. Wonderful. Not sure who said it but someone in the past two months referred your site and at the same time said he saw The Anglican and The Journal as the Canadian equivalents of Pravda .
David: There is a typo in one of your Category titles: “Aniglican Network in Canada” should read “Anglican Network in Canada”.
Just found this – I returned to the Anglican church a year ago after a 30 year sojourn as a Catholic (Roman variety)… the history of religion is my occupation and I like to look at stats