Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

interesting about religious wars. basically just:
Country 'A' has the predominant belief that fairies live at the bottom of the garden.
Country 'B' has the predominant belief said fairies actually live under the shed.
'A' and 'B' smash the sh1t out of each other

Interesting analogy, Hendrik.

Personally, I've always found MOST of the fairies living in Brighton. !

they most certainly did!!
i woz a member of CU untill summer last year n all they acheived woz to make me convert to paganism!!

and lose all ability to spell?

Great Plum wrote:and lose all ability to spell?

Careful, your age is showing ( It becomes really noticeable when you start "dad dancing" at weddings.)

AKAP wrote:

Great Plum wrote:and lose all ability to spell?

Careful, your age is showing ( It becomes really noticeable when you start "dad dancing" at weddings.)

It's what happens if you have an english teacher father...

Did you have CU at Horsham? We were actually warned against joining one at uni by the school chaplain before we left.

Katharine wrote:Did you have CU at Horsham? We were actually warned against joining one at uni by the school chaplain before we left.

There is now - it started on my senirs towards the end of the 90's....

Interestingly I'd go by what the school chaplain said - the CU at uni were appalling...

Great Plum wrote:

Katharine wrote:Did you have CU at Horsham? We were actually warned against joining one at uni by the school chaplain before we left.

There is now - it started on my senirs towards the end of the 90's....

Interestingly I'd go by what the school chaplain said - the CU at uni were appalling...

I went once, discovered it was next door to the bar in the delightfully named Vauxhall Dining Centre (think about it) got diverted and never went again.

As I have no idea what a Christian Union actually does, could someone give us a quick explanation?

Is it a case of sitting around in someone's living room with tea and biscuits talking about what a nice bloke God is, or is there perhaps a bit more to it?

Was there one at C.H. in the '70s, or is it ( and I really don't intend to offend anyone here) an development of the growing 'happy-clappy' wing of Christianity?

For the record, I suppose I would count myself as an agnostic in that I don't really believe in the concept of a Supreme Being, although I 'm open to suggestions about what (if anything) was around before the Big Bang. My wife, on the other hand, leans towards what could be described as paganism, a belief system which is very attractive due to its non-judgmental, non-political nature.

Jan and I are on the same wave-length as Richard, (post above), on this one.

I have been advised by 'She Who Must Be Obeyed', NOT to comment on the BIG BANG, however.

Regarding the 'Supreme Being', she informs me he is alive and well, and living in Dorking.

Richard Ruck wrote:As I have no idea what a Christian Union actually does, could someone give us a quick explanation?

Is it a case of sitting around in someone's living room with tea and biscuits talking about what a nice bloke God is, or is there perhaps a bit more to it?

Was there one at C.H. in the '70s, or is it ( and I really don't intend to offend anyone here) an development of the growing 'happy-clappy' wing of Christianity?

For the record, I suppose I would count myself as an agnostic in that I don't really believe in the concept of a Supreme Being, although I 'm open to suggestions about what (if anything) was around before the Big Bang. My wife, on the other hand, leans towards what could be described as paganism, a belief system which is very attractive due to its non-judgmental, non-political nature.

Erm, well....

I 'm one of the current CU (known as bigfish) leaders in CH - having taken over from Mr R. Castro at the beginning of this academic year. We don't drink tea in the meetings, although we are lacking refreshment altogether!

All we aim to do is to tell people about what Jesus Christ did when he came down to Earth - which was to come as sacrifice for us, and to give us a personal relationship with God. There are different themes to meetings, but that's the gist really.

Perhaps CH tends to eliminate people's ideas about things...?

darthmaul wrote: Perhaps CH tends to eliminate people's ideas about things...?

Quite the opposite, I would say.

Thanks for the info, anyway. Sorry to hear about your lack of refreshments........

Is everyone who attends these meetings a 'believer', or do people just pop along to find out what it's all about?

I'm suprised CU lack refreshments - most Christian societies have a lot of refreshment...

Now come on guys...aren't we being a little unfair here? CU (now known as Big Fish), has changed a lot over the last year and is now being run by a small group of seniors. What's wrong with wanting to share beliefs and help others who want it? It's not like people are forced into going!!