Posted on 04/30/2011 2:38:35 PM PDT by marshmallow
The Archbishop of York has given his backing to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s decision to live together before marriage.
The Archbishop of York backed Prince William and Kate Middleton’s decision to live together before marriage, saying that many modern couples want to “test the milk before they buy the cow”.
Dr John Sentamu argued that the royal couple’s public commitment to live their lives together today would be more important than their past.
But Anglican traditionalists criticised the Archbishop, the second most senior cleric in the Church of England, for failing to reinforce Christian teaching which prohibits sex outside marriage.
The row came as Prince William and Kate Middleton unveiled their choices for the royal wedding service, which include classically British music and hymns, and an updated choice of marriage vows in which the bride omits the word “obey”.
In a television interview, Dr Sentamu was asked whether it was appropriate for the Prince, who is in line to become head of the Church of England as King, to have been living with his bride before marriage.
He said he had conducted wedding services for “many cohabiting couples” during his time as a vicar in south London.
“We are living at a time where some people, as my daughter used to say, they want to test whether the milk is good before they buy the cow,” he said. “For some people that’s where their journeys are.
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Lucky you, I'm jealous. I live in Florida, and it's a heat box today.
I just had to go out and let my mini cow, horse, and donkey in the barn.
They were head butting the gate, because it's even to hot for them.
However, they are very spoiled, and have me well trained.
hey I’m in the same state but we’re up near the ocean so we get the nice breeze and we’re in the north east part.
Are you down south.
We have the windows open and getting a nice cross breeze too BTW you have a private message
if you were close you could join us, no room for the cow, donkey and horse though LOL
nice , always wanted to go to your state as it looks beautiful and I heard you guys don’t get the humidity like we do, is that true?
say it again
It stays reasonably dry. There are only three things I don't like about Arizona: June, July, and August.
Right now the humidity is 7%.
was going to drive out to your state this summer but the gas prices are too much.
those months are awful here, mozzies, bugs, humidity etc then there are fires very now and again like last week
Unsolicited email from manc:
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are you for real or just plain dumb or a wind up?
Everyone here plus others who have sent me private messages want to know because you seem very unhappy, you cannot grasp people have different views and lives to you.
you cannot answer a question throughout this thread.
You preach your faith and yet become a hypocrite over love, and respect.
you can’t even see that and yet we all sit here having a laugh while you type from your house all alone.
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Will he see that his questions were irrelevant?
Will he see his own hypocrisy?
Will he see that he has repeatedly ignored posts because he apparently couldn’t make a logically cohesive argument?
wow, private message so to clear the board up and take this debate private, very mature, how old are you?
now that is nice, don’t you guys have open carry too or am I thinking of another state?
time to have a beer or ten
You wrote:
“wow, private message so to clear the board up and take this debate private, very mature, how old are you?”
Wouldn’t you have to say it was merely your opinion that the board needed clearing up? Wouldn’t you have to say it was merely your opinion that this debate should be taken private? And if my opinion of my maturity is different than yours, then it must all be in the eye of the beholder or whatever, right?
See how well that works?
very mature,
Open and concealed carry without permit. When you arrive at the Arizona border, you will be asked if you have a firearm in your possession. If you don’t, you will given one.
Summers here are intense. I would recommend winter visits unless you are visiting northern AZ.
“very mature”
Opinions vary, and according you that means...well, it means something, but you were never able to explain what that was or why it matters.
It is mature if you believe it is mature. (Oops!)
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