It’s strange to be without my own personal blog. It has been suspended after a torrent of abuse over my comments on the “Orange March” in the town last Saturday. It was felt that it was better for all that I go “offline” for a while until things settle down again.
I miss the chance to have a rant, or the occasional lucid comment on whatever is happening where, the opportunity to extoll the brilliance of Partick Thistle Nil, and share some funny stuff that I come across in my daily ministry. Of course there is still Toastie’s Blog, but that’s just not quite the same, and this is just meant to be a Parish Blog about parish events, sermons, pictures and other serious stuff!
I’m beginning to realise that I no longer have the stomach to take on the sectarian issues which caused all the problems to begin with, and perhaps it’s better to opt out and go for a quieter life.
I’ve decided to “retreat” for a few days, starting Monday week, and see where that gets me. Refraining from blogging, which I enjoy, to take on sectarianism, which opens me to personal hurt and abuse may not be the wisest thing to do, but there is the niggle at the back of my mind that there is evil afoot in that whole issue and it needs to be addressed. Am I the guy to do it though? Probably not.
You did a brave thing over that march. It’s fine to take a turn in the front line and then go to the rear to recuperate – we all have to do that. It was the same here in the days of the anti-nuclear protests – you get weary with the abuse and intimidation. Have a good retreat.
Come back Kenny, we all miss you!
I look forward to reading your blog when you return Kenny.
Sorry you stopped blogging. Sometimes the pressure is just too much. I stopped also. Now I get my curate to do it!
Fr David Heron
http://anglicanet.blogspot.com/
Thank you Father! I will read your curate’s Blog avidly! In fact I had already found it! I’m coming back to the Blogosphere soon, after a break of a month, so, perhaps your curate will look me up sometime? Tell her to keep the faith!
Sorry to disappoint you, Father. The Curate is a man. I shall look forward to your return to blogging.