tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33474376.post5247626576156589850..comments2013-12-30T04:24:45.899+00:00Comments on Craig's LGBT Blog: More on the House of Lords debate - the bishops' speechesCraig Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15041142601074251914noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33474376.post-18422273789796304332007-03-24T23:27:00.000+00:002007-03-24T23:27:00.000+00:00You're of course right that it is JS Mill not (the...You're of course right that it is JS Mill not (the undoubtedly) great Montesquieu.<BR/><BR/>I would be glad if bishops quoted JS Mill more often....<BR/><BR/>In his speech he described him as an emiment jurist so that makes me think he wasn't thinking of JS Mill at the time.<BR/><BR/>The quote is from "On Liberty"<BR/><BR/>So - not quite as erudite as I had thought.....<BR/><BR/>And 3 cheers for Craig Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041142601074251914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33474376.post-25169863753957572162007-03-24T21:27:00.000+00:002007-03-24T21:27:00.000+00:00I was glad that the retired Richard Harries was th...I was glad that the retired Richard Harries was there to remind us by his presence and vote for SORs :it doesn't have to be like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33474376.post-81135723462963369142007-03-24T16:26:00.000+00:002007-03-24T16:26:00.000+00:00That wasn't Montesquieu, it was John Stuart Mill -...That wasn't Montesquieu, it was John Stuart Mill - not exactly an enthusiast for Christianity!anticanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135207107619114891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33474376.post-7230414669375657562007-03-23T22:36:00.000+00:002007-03-23T22:36:00.000+00:00Yes, I think the fact that 42 members of the Synod...Yes, I think the fact that 42 members of the Synod were asking for a show of force and didn't get it is significant.<BR/><BR/>My interpretation was that the bishops probably decided amongst themselves what their tactics would be. Three speaking and voting bishops is still quite a big intervention as things go and anything bigger might have created a backlash.<BR/><BR/>The interventions were of Craig Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041142601074251914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33474376.post-84584068167879841432007-03-23T18:45:00.000+00:002007-03-23T18:45:00.000+00:00It is also interesting to note that despite them a...It is also interesting to note that despite them all receiving a letter signed by 42 members of the Church of England's hierarchy, inciting them to turn up and vote agains the Regs, only 3 of the bishop/peers did actually turn up...zefroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10648770072305208615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33474376.post-1836851501176094892007-03-23T18:42:00.000+00:002007-03-23T18:42:00.000+00:00For some strange and unexplained reason, Radio 4 i...For some strange and unexplained reason, Radio 4 in their news bulletin at midnight on Friday morning, decided to quote Sentamu's speech in the Lords, when no mention of the debate/vote had been made in any other news bulletin on Thursday. <BR/><BR/>They chose the immortal sentence: <BR/>"It now seems that a legal sausage machine is being creating by the regulations, requiring all of us to go zefroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10648770072305208615noreply@blogger.com