I called in today on the Islamic Centre in Stirling on a visit arranged by Rev Dom Ind. We met Iman Arif Hansrot and some of the members – we were warmly welcomed and were glad we went. It’s fascinating how an experience like this can be both foreign and familiar – religious communities always have a great deal in common. I carried away the remark of one of the members of how egalitarian the community at prayer was – people kneeling shoulder to shoulder. And I watched a child among them, simply absorbing and doing as the adults did.
Meanwhile, on a rather unrelated tack, I continue to wrestle with the inter-relationships of Blackberry, Palm and laptop. The Palm has unilaterally declared itself a resident of Perthshire. When asked to put in ‘Rev’ in the title field – something which it does regularly – it has taken to auto-completing with ‘Rear-Admiral’
Dear Rear-Admiral, Maybe you should have made the catholic/orthodox choice and gone for a iPod touch which uses (Icons) instead the basis of ‘DOS’ which is very Calvinistic (and as it appears Naval)
Steering the barque of the Church?
Barque worse than my byte, perchance?
If Rev. = Rear Admiral then does that mean that Rt. Rev. = Admiral? And what would an Archbishop be?