Redundancy good for the soul

Caz · 12-02-2009, 19:20

Bishop of London says that redundancy is good for the soul -Times Online

Think they should put this guy out of a job.

cashman · 12-02-2009, 19:23

think he must be braindead n have no concept of what redundancy can do to some people, unsurprising then church attendances have dropped dramatically is it?

Retlaw · 12-02-2009, 19:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caz

Bishop of London says that redundancy is good for the soul -Times Online

Think they should put this guy out of a job.

Even if he did lose his job he would get a pension.

Retlaw.

entwisi · 12-02-2009, 19:27

Posted via Mobile Device
Yes it can be negative put it can equally be the kick up the arse you sometimes need. I have been made it once and it made me think about what i wanted to do rather than plod along as i was

Eric · 12-02-2009, 19:33

I wonder why it is that many modern church leaders seem to be so off the wall .... and more than a little out of touch with reality ... getting crucified upside down was probably good for the soul too, but not something most of us would like to experience first hand ... next thing we will have is bishops denying the Holocaust

cashman · 12-02-2009, 19:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by entwisi

Posted via Mobile Device
Yes it can be negative put it can equally be the kick up the arse you sometimes need. I have been made it once and it made me think about what i wanted to do rather than plod along as i was

in normal circs ian i would agree, in times of recession i cannot.

Caz · 12-02-2009, 19:40

They seem to think they can have a say in anything, when they have no inkling of what it is to be in certain situations, no sense of the realities of life having lived the existance they do. OK his patch is in the stockbroker belt, but assume he would be of the same mind if he was in a run down area, and wouldn't alter his thinking. It's ok if someone has the funds to keep going for a while whilst they take that metaphorical kick up the backside and change their direction, but most of us have to do it whilst surviving on limited finances.

jaysay · 13-02-2009, 11:57

Seems they are not just preaching God these days but playing God too

mattylad · 14-02-2009, 17:39

Having just been made redundant, if I met this guy I'd be seriously considering how fast I can run after punching him on the nose

cashman · 14-02-2009, 17:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattylad

Having just been made redundant, if I met this guy I'd be seriously considering how fast I can run after punching him on the nose

ya would have to be quick on mattylad, reckon that would be one hell of a race.

Lampman · 14-02-2009, 18:17

Reminds me of the time when half the staff at my place of employment had just been notified of redundancy,all the executives had new company cars delivered on the same day.
Then the suit who flew up from London,(Human Resources) told them "Dont look at redundancy as the end of something,but a gateway to opportunity!"

Anyway 6 months later the aforementioned execs had to return their cars and go through that very same gateway.Even though I lost my job at the same time,I laughed so much I nearly paid my Poll Tax.

SPUGGIE J · 15-02-2009, 08:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattylad

Having just been made redundant, if I met this guy I'd be seriously considering how fast I can run after punching him on the nose

Same here.

Lets have a

bishop day n knock some sense into him!!!!

He is so far up his own back passage that Thunderbirds said they didnt have a hope in hell of saving him. To him it is a joke in my opinion and he is spouting off just for the attention. How can a so called man of the big dude drop this dung on us when he is nice n cosy. No one wants redundency and some will turn to desperate measures that the big dude would wag a finger at. Lets cob this numpty on the unemployment scrap heap without his pension and see if his faith gets him through it!!!!!!

garinda · 15-02-2009, 11:51

I think burning some people at the stake might be good for their soul.

Although I would have a bucket of water handy for them, if it turned out the experience physically affected their soles, rather more than their spiritual souls.

Sparkologist · 15-02-2009, 15:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

Lets have a

bishop day n knock some sense into him!!!!

Spuggie, just a question... Are you advocating bashing the bishop?

On a more serious note, this bishop should be booted out of the clergy immediately, without the fallback of a pension. Let's see how he copes with the metaphorical kick up the pants that he advocates.

blazey · 16-02-2009, 22:39

People in general have a right to have an opinion on absolutely anything, I'm pretty sure it's the media who decide whose opinions count these days, they certainly don't HAVE to write what the bishops say.

And the bishops said some EXCELLENT stuff in relation to the credit crunch a few months ago so they don't always talk nonsense.

Also, redundancy can be very good for the soul. I was made redundant whilst at college, sadly at the time I lost my friend to cancer, and I was obviously down for a while but one day I thought, none of this needs to negatively affect my life, I can pick myself up and use it to motivate me for the next step.

Yes the current economic climate is bad, believe me there are enough students depressed about the struggles they are going to have after spending so much money on getting a degree, but every cloud has a silver lining and so on.

And there is always emigration to Australia. That seems to be a popular choice amongst my fellow students.

I personally think I'll ride the waves and do my best to make sure I don't drown in the doom and gloom of the cynics surrounding me