Alpha Course

[pgrimes15]

Thanks for the comment frOdO. I was thinking of perhaps taking more of a back seat next week - it all got a bit personal and acrimonious this time round ( not personal on my part - I am always careful to make my comments general ). I will see what happens if I just sit and listen - next weeks topic is "How can we have faith?". It may be difficult to bite my tongue but I will try. Also I will try and talk to people one-to-one instead of the adversarial situation of the discussion groups. This is assuming that I have not been asked to stop coming - but without me it will surely be just a bible study meeting.

Regards

pgrimes15

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Incidently I should mention that my cousin - who originally suggested that I go on the course - is absolutely furious with her fellow church members - she is becoming quite protective of me. She thought that there would be other agnostics or atheists there and is dismayed that most of the people attending the course are committed church members of many years standing - she informed me that the "father" that I mentioned in my reports has just been made a church elder. Her understanding was that if church members attend they bring a friend from outside the church group and her constant refrain is "What are they doing there?". On the other hand they do make up the numbers !!

Regards

pgrimes15