A recent 20 minute discussion starter for the @seaoffaithnetwork.bsky.social - Exploring Human Flourishing as Secular Spirituality - linking to spirituality as understood by the late Don Cupitt. sofn.uk/event/explor... youtu.be/Hkhf_94ol5k?...

Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?

Meanwhile on Anglican reddit...

It was great to be part of the discussion and offer a perspective as both a parishioner of @churchofengland.org and a member of @seaoffaithnetwork.bsky.social and @humanists.uk - there are lots of people for whom the church is significant even if they dont hold typical Christian beliefs.

Parishioner @cestnickell.bsky.social said he'd like an Archbishop to believe in a "truly national church, a service for everyone ... Lots of non-religious people like a sacred space - the music and the culture of the church - but feel they can't go because they don't believe the right things."

RMC media briefing today, 16 September 12:00 - Rosie Dawson hosts a discussion on candidates for the next Archbishop of Canterbury with @tswyatt.bsky.social @phrancismartin.bsky.social, @cestnickell.bsky.social, Susie Leafe, Rev Prof Andrew Atherstone, Rev Angela Sheard, Bishop Humphrey Southern

🚨 BREAKING | 1,339 people have now been arrested on "terrorism" charges in 2025, with almost all of them busted for holding signs at pro-Palestine protests. This is more than any year on record, by far. (Source: Home Office)

Whatever your views of Palestine Action, considering that we have people attempting to set alight to hotels housing people seeking asylum, attacks on minorities, backlogs for sexual assault cases etc etc, can we not agree that this is a massive overreaction by the Met?

Congratulations to Her Grace Cherry Vann and @churchinwales.bsky.social Cherry has been a member of the Sea of Faith and a SOF local group, as well as Patron of @opentablelgbt.bsky.social

A duck walked up to the lemonade stand and he said to the terf running the stand, “hey, bom bom bom, got any grapes?” The terf said “no, just lemonade, but do you have a penis or a vagina? No vagina, no glass” The duck said “I’ll pass” The terf said “NO YOU DON’T WE CAN ALWAYS TELL”

Great to hear Ruth Marx talking about Scopes Monkey Trial on latest RE Podcast. Find out more about the Trial, the value of curiosity, and much more, at this year’s SOF conference, ‘Education For This Life’, with Denise Cush, Michael Reiss, Philippa Hulme and Louisa Jane Smith: sofn.uk/conference

It’s been a while since I worked in health policy, but then question of what is going to happen to ICSs in the latest revamp of the NHS has been bothering me. Interesting to see discussion of it here

It's one of those days where you casually take a look at BBC News during your coffee break and find out your employer is being abolished... #NHSEngland

I keep meaning to print a t-shirt with the slogan 'Man-made god, man-made money, man-made borders'. If people thought of these things as changeable human creations, not natural facts, how different people's attitudes to religion, social justice and migration would be!

Love how many people on this London to Stockholm flight are clearly travelling for #melodifestivalen

The BBC are kants for this

Weird trope I've noticed in industry press-releases - use of the phrase 'penetrating the NHS' to announce they've got a contract in a hospital.

Linda and Eimear gently crooning away and then in smashes Niamh with a Patti Lupone belt, love it! #eurosong

There is some weird tempo changes and clipped beats in Emmi's Laika party and I'd love to know what the reasoning is. It's really interesting. #eurosong

Top for me on #eurosong is Bobbi Arlo Then Niyl and Samantha's My Way Then Adgy, Emmi and Fire. I just didn't find Laika party as much of a bop as I'd normally find that kind of song. Niyl's growth is the one that grew on me most. I think the sound mixing really did Bobbi dirty.

Suddenly I miss being sold Maltese life insurance #Eurosong

The RE teacher’s religion? Delighted to be Louisa Jane Smith’s guest on www.therepodcast.co.uk the one about the Sea of Faith Network. Join us for the next step on your RE journey www.sofn.uk/ Recorded before Don Cupitt’s death, but being released Friday 31st January

I slipped Power Play into a playlist last night without telling anyone what it was, and people were really bopping to it. Really hope Bobbi Arlo gets selected for #ireland at #eurovision

from a UK perspective I can confirm people throw around 𝙀𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚™️ too quickly, but Bobbi Arlo would absolutely keep Ireland in the final, the Irish Eurovision renÉiressance is alive and well.

I’m committed to putting London on a pathway to ending rough sleeping for good by 2030. That is why I’m delivering an additional £10m in funding—the biggest ever single investment—to help more Londoners build their lives away from the streets.

ME: *writing in my journal with the sole aim of pissing off future historians and archaeologists* I returned to my home - which is built in the usual style - by the normal way, and prepared and ate dinner in the way I often but not always do

I think if someone could link up the live A&E performance data available on some hospital websites with these figures, and produce some sort of running count, it could be really impactful.

Anna keeps saying she’s been targeted since day 1, but she didn’t arrive until day 4???? make it make sense 🤔 #TheTraitors

A classic of the genre #TheTraitors

Two logins, two text authentication codes and one app fingerprint authentication just to book a table in a restaurant. So many everyday transactions are a pain in the ass now. #2FA

Me as a traitor exclusively suggesting we murder the handsome men #TheTraitors

Terry Pratchett's "Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socio-economic unfairness". The best quote I've ever read about why being poor can be so expensive.

I feel like they just made up Francesca for this episode. She's never existed before this. #TheTraitors #Traitors

Claudia: I'll see you all at breakfast. What Claudia actually sees at breakfast: #TheTraitors #Traitors #TraitorsUK

Absolute cinema. #TheTraitors

Gay clubs 🤝 Christmas dinners Sniffing poppers

My afternoon felt like an episode of Postman Pat. I went out to do an errand and on my way helped an old lady who couldn't lift an extremely large heavy package into her car, then a few steps later found a cat stuck in a fence needing freed. 🧓🐈

Lmao

12 years with my twink 😘

Bluesky Challenge: Post two pictures of you and your partner in crime 👨‍❤️‍👨 A man of many hairstyles