Robert F. Smith Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 At the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this morning, the Most Rev Michael Curry (American Black Episcopal Bishop) preached a powerful sermon on love. Definitely worth watching in its entirety: https://www.today.com/video/royal-wedding-see-rev-michael-curry-s-full-sermon-1237513283662 . 3 Link to comment
Stargazer Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 37 minutes ago, Robert F. Smith said: At the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this morning, the Most Rev Michael Curry (American Black Episcopal Bishop) preached a powerful sermon on love. Definitely worth watching in its entirety: https://www.today.com/video/royal-wedding-see-rev-michael-curry-s-full-sermon-1237513283662 . Since I'm living in the UK now, and my lovely British wife was all excited to watch the wedding, we saw and heard this excellent sermon live. The wedding was quite entertaining and pleasing, in many ways. Left to myself I would have tuned into highlights after the event, but watching the whole thing was great fun. I really liked the cello player's performance, too: 4 Link to comment
Exiled Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 I really think we need to get rid of the monarchy once and for all. Society will survive just fine without them. Link to comment
Tacenda Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Robert F. Smith said: At the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this morning, the Most Rev Michael Curry (American Black Episcopal Bishop) preached a powerful sermon on love. Definitely worth watching in its entirety: https://www.today.com/video/royal-wedding-see-rev-michael-curry-s-full-sermon-1237513283662 . I couldn't sleep and started watching the royal wedding live around 4:30 a.m. I was so touched with his sermon and the others as well. Very touching, thanks for the link!! Link to comment
Tacenda Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Stargazer said: Since I'm living in the UK now, and my lovely British wife was all excited to watch the wedding, we saw and heard this excellent sermon live. The wedding was quite entertaining and pleasing, in many ways. Left to myself I would have tuned into highlights after the event, but watching the whole thing was great fun. I really liked the cello player's performance, too: Me too! And the orchestra, they were very animated and made it so interesting. It was a beautiful ceremony, and not snobbish or stuffy. It was real, and a lot about the earth being a family as a whole, with love being the objective to achieve that will spill down to conquer the ill's in our society. Link to comment
Robert F. Smith Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 9 hours ago, Stargazer said: .............................................. I really liked the cello player's performance, too:......................... Just when I thought he was finished, he calmly began the Ave Maria. That really transported me. 1 Link to comment
aussieguy55 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 I read where Dietrich Bonhoeffer spoke about how at the Harlem church he attended he found the gospel preached with passion and conviction Considering it was in the 1930s when blacks were still being lynched they needed words of hope. 2 Link to comment
Jeanne Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 On 5/19/2018 at 7:02 AM, Robert F. Smith said: At the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle this morning, the Most Rev Michael Curry (American Black Episcopal Bishop) preached a powerful sermon on love. Definitely worth watching in its entirety: https://www.today.com/video/royal-wedding-see-rev-michael-curry-s-full-sermon-1237513283662 . I heard this sermon...it was goosebumps on the inside. 2 Link to comment
rodheadlee Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 (edited) On 5/19/2018 at 9:28 AM, Exiled said: I really think we need to get rid of the monarchy once and for all. Society will survive just fine without them. If you were familiar with the prophecies of Jacob, you would know that will never happen. Edited May 21, 2018 by rodheadlee Link to comment
Stargazer Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 On 5/19/2018 at 5:28 PM, Exiled said: I really think we need to get rid of the monarchy once and for all. Society will survive just fine without them. Ultimately, any monarch, whether of recent or ancient bloodline, is the product of one man's imposition of his will over that of others -- a bandit writ large. But despite its origin (William the Conqueror took England by force, nearly a thousand years ago), the monarchy of the United Kingdom has developed into a rather entertaining and mostly effective democratic polity. The monarch exists as a figurehead (and although real power is behind the throne, the monarch dares not exercise it), and symbolically holds the country together. So far, at least. I am now living in the UK and have a chance to observe from close up! I love it! The monarchy actually has a positive economic impact upon the country, despite what some people say. It is explained rather interestingly on the CGP Grey YouTube channel, in the video referenced below. Mr. Grey is actually an American living in the UK, originally as a physics teacher in a British school. But now he lives off his YouTube income. 3 Link to comment
Exiled Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 19 hours ago, Stargazer said: Ultimately, any monarch, whether of recent or ancient bloodline, is the product of one man's imposition of his will over that of others -- a bandit writ large. But despite its origin (William the Conqueror took England by force, nearly a thousand years ago), the monarchy of the United Kingdom has developed into a rather entertaining and mostly effective democratic polity. The monarch exists as a figurehead (and although real power is behind the throne, the monarch dares not exercise it), and symbolically holds the country together. So far, at least. I am now living in the UK and have a chance to observe from close up! I love it! The monarchy actually has a positive economic impact upon the country, despite what some people say. It is explained rather interestingly on the CGP Grey YouTube channel, in the video referenced below. Mr. Grey is actually an American living in the UK, originally as a physics teacher in a British school. But now he lives off his YouTube income. I wonder how much economic power the monarchy still has worldwide. We don't really know, do we? How much of their wealth is in off shore entities, etc? Link to comment
Calm Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Some details: http://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-of-the-uk-does-the-queen-own-2017-6#the-crown-estate-holds-many-more-assets-than-those-listed-above-here-is-a-snapshot-of-the-sheer-scale-and-volume-of-its-assets-ranging-from-retail-parks-to-forests-to-scottish-oyster-farms-12 Link to comment
sunstoned Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 On 5/19/2018 at 10:28 AM, Exiled said: I really think we need to get rid of the monarchy once and for all. Society will survive just fine without them. Among other things, they are great entertainment. Plus they have a lot of cool uniforms and hats. 1 Link to comment
Calm Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 They make for a nice break from the usual celebrities of actors and politicians and rich brats. 1 Link to comment
Stargazer Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 On 5/22/2018 at 8:38 PM, Exiled said: I wonder how much economic power the monarchy still has worldwide. We don't really know, do we? How much of their wealth is in off shore entities, etc? Queen Liz has been fairly open about the royal family's wealth. For example, although the monarch is not required to pay income taxes, she does. Here is an interesting article telling about the relative wealthiness of the royal family (note that it is 6 years old): http://www.ibtimes.com/how-rich-are-british-royal-family-figures-released-after-diamond-jubilee-weekend-701841 Link to comment
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