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To celebrate Easter, Father Phil Ritchie recommends staying in bed, eating chocolate and copulating – because going to church isn\u2019t \u201ccool and funky\u201d; whether this has to be done simultaneously is unclear.<\/p>\nTo celebrate Easter, Father Phil Ritchie recommends staying in bed, eating chocolate and copulating – because going to church isn\u2019t \u201ccool and funky\u201d; whether this has to be done simultaneously is unclear.<\/p>\n
I must have missed something: that\u2019s what I used to do before<\/em> I was a Christian. I am completely indifferent to the “funkiness” of Christianity and its institutions: what I care about is whether it is true<\/em> or not. If it is<\/em>, no other reason for attending church is needed; if it isn\u2019t, no amount of “funkiness” could persuade me to attend.<\/p>\n To be fair to Father Phil, this does have one redeeming feature: if at some point I need a self-caricaturing vicar to illustrate how the Church of England submersed itself beneath a morass of trendy irrelevance, I need look no further.<\/p>\n From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n This could be one religious commandment that a congregation might find very easy to follow.<\/p>\n Father Phil Ritchie from All Saints Church in Hove, East Sussex, has said Easter Sunday is the perfect time for staying in bed, eating chocolate and having sex.<\/p>\n The vicar gave the alternative suggestion for a way to celebrate the resurrection of Christ after admitting that church just isn\u2019t \u2018cool and funky\u2019.<\/p>\n Father Ritchie said: \u2018The problem with the church is that we stay inside our building and occasionally come out and say \u201cWhy don\u2019t you come to our church, it\u2019s cool and funky\u201d.<\/p>\n \u2018To be honest, it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n \u2018I would love more people to come at 10am on Sunday and I would welcome them to All Saints.<\/p>\n \u2018For Christians this is the most important day of the year.All life and all hope flows from it.<\/p>\n \u2018But there are plenty of ways to celebrate without coming to a draughty Victorian building. So why not stay at home, have a lie in, have sex and eat some chocolate.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To celebrate Easter, Father Phil Ritchie recommends staying in bed, eating chocolate and copulating – because going to church isn\u2019t \u201ccool and funky\u201d; whether this has to be done simultaneously is unclear. I must have missed something: that\u2019s what I … Continue reading