Blogged by James Preece on 5th February 2013
Hull City Council are consulting on whether/how to withdraw/reduce subsidised home to school travel arrangements.
I'm just filling in the consultation form...
What am I supposed to write? That boys are better than girls?
I was thinking of writing "some of us have beards".
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O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our most gentle Queen and Mother, look down in mercy upon England thy "Dowry" and upon us all who greatly hope and trust in thee.
By thee it was that Jesus our Saviour and our hope was given unto the world; and He has given thee to us that we might hope still more.
Plead for us thy children, whom thou didst receive and accept at the foot of the cross.
O sorrowful Mother! intercede for our separated brethren, that with us in the one true fold they may be united to the supreme Shepherd, the Vicar of thy Son.
Pray for us all, dear Mother, that by faith fruitful in good works we may all deserve to see and praise God, together with thee, in our heavenly home.
Amen.
O God, our heavenly Father, protect and bless us. Deepen and strengthen our love for each other day by day.
Grant that by thy mercy, neither of us may ever say one unkind word to the other. Forgive and correct our faults, and make us constantly to forgive one another should one of us unconsciously hurt the other.
Make us and keep us sound and well in body, alert in mind, tender in heart, and devout in spirit. O Lord, grant us each to rise to the other's best. Then, we pray thee, add to our common life such virtues as only thou canst give.
And so, O Father, consecrate our life and love completely to thy worship, and to the service of all about us, especially those whom thou hast appointed us to serve, that we may always stand before thee in happiness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Reader Comments
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Ben Trovato said...
Bizarre indeed. But so is the question above: why are you only allowed to tick one box? How judgemental is that?...
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Damask Rose said...
Ben, must be easier for the Council to do it this way. I mean, think of all the space they'd need for all those boxes to cover all those inclusive letters of the alphabet now!
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Mark Dobson said...
Ask them what they mean by anything "else" about gender. Male and female are called "sexes", though everyone's too much of a wuss to use the right term these days.
Gender is quite another matter.
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Catherine said...
".. the problem of gender theory [a] new philosophy..founded on a purely social and cultural view of masculine and feminine identities, a power-based relationship between man and woman and negation of the sexual differences at the root of the social bond. Denial of sexual difference, is becoming an international benchmark, by which to redefine the couple, marriage, parenthood and the family.... Under no circumstances can the Church endorse the concepts of the gender theory, or still less adhere to its instrumental and dehumanizing vision of the couple and the family. This theory is becoming directive throughout the world and anthropologically anti-Christian, which has not prevented a number of Christians from identifying themselves with these new paradigms, easily confused with the Church’s social doctrine." Cardinal Ennio Antonelli President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
and n the words of Mgr Tony Anatrella, “gender theory is an anthropological heresy. It is a deception which, for much of the time, undermines the intelligence of citizens and blinds those with political responsibility when they take legislative decisions which are opposed to the truth of conjugal and family life.”
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Mark Dobson said...
I’d appreciate a link to the rest if you have it.
Thank you.
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louella said...
As the French say, 'vive la difference'
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New Friend said...
Doesn't anyone think that you might be seeing things that just aren't there? It may not be that well composed (they might well have used "sex" and not gender), and who knows how skilled the official was who drafted the form, but I think all they were trying to do was give an opportunity to those who wished to qualify, in any way they chose, their answer to the tick box above. They were not seeking silly comments on any opinions on the relative strengths of boys and girls, or beards. Just offering an opportunity, which you have no need to take, whilst others might. What on earth is wrong with that?
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louella said...
Creepy question.
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Mr E said...
They mean, "would you like to disclose that you were born male but identify yourself as female"
Whle you continue your bigoted existence a whole world of diversity continues outdoors. No one is forcing you to change your gender but others are free to do as they wish.
This box acknowledges that and does so without laboriously listing the many permutations of sexual and gender identity.
ps if sex is such a binary which box does one of god's hermaphrodites tick? maybe that's what the 'anything else' box is for?
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