Richard Dawkins Really Irritates

Last week I got particularly irrittated by the nation's evangelist for athiesm Richard Dawkins. Given airspace on Radio 4 he babbled on about religion being not founded on reason and that believers like me are simply talking to an imaginary friend rather than praying to God. He is entitled to his opinions but I cannot believe he was let off the hook so easily on religion, in particular Christianity, being unreasonable. For something to be devoid of reason it would have to be incoherent, implausible, and illogical.


It strikes me that it is quite valid to believe that an intelligent reasonable being was able to create the universe from nothing. Further more, it I can't see anything unreasonable or illogical in believing that this being would incarnate himself into a living human being. You may not believe it, you may not like it, but you have to accept that it is possible. Likewise it is no dimunition to someones intelligence to believe in this. Instead we should remember that some of the best brains have been, and are, practising Christians.

So if there any militant athiests out there, come on, tell me how is my faith unreasonable?

School Gets Award

Hoorah!!! Salcombe Church Primary School has just won the Quality Mark awarded by the Basic Skills Agency. We cannot underestimate just how difficult it is to get this. So well done to the headteacher, staff and pupils! This is real gold standard stuff! For more stuff about the school why not visit the website is http://www.salcombe-primary.devon.sch.uk/index.htm

Four Weeks of Youth Services

Its been great that from Easter onwards we have had four main services at Salcombe which have focussed on children and youth. Easter Day was packed with families and chilren (over 300), then we had a baptism, then the family Eucharist, and then the visiting choir from Streatham, Bishop Thomas Grant School. This has really helped demonstrate to the wider world that we are serious about being a young people and family friendly church.