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A minutes silence for the pope? on 19:56 - Apr 30 by azuremerlangus
Apart from singing the hymn ‘Abide with Me’ at the FA Cup Final.
I remember all the contortions that the FA went through when the old-fashioned "community singing", led by white suited conductor Arthur Caiger, fell out of favour with the fans. They tried to revitalise it by using celebrities such as Frankie Vaughan, Tommy Steele & Bruce Forsyth but it was still largely ignored so now I think a celebrity performs "Abide With Me". I don't recall it at all from the 1 FA Cup Final that I attended.
A minutes silence for the pope? on 22:05 - Apr 29 by Funge
Did you sit, silently, in front of your telly?
The thing is though if we just say nothing all sorts of nonsense continues unquestioned. Prayers before Council meetings. Pictures of the King hung in sports clubs The Royal Family Church schools restricting pupils by religion. Hereditary peerages. An unelected House of Lords. Ambassadors to the Vatican Etc.