I thought Miranda Devine's article was no joke and of some interest though nothing new. Its going to become clear that church did play a significant role in a number of peoples lives in the 50's & 60's when the kids often went to church and youth groups even though their parents did not attend church. The only place kids have got to go now is the pub.There is a lot of research around now that points to the positives of connectedness that the community can provide in a young persons life. The church community did and can provide this particularily if it is lacking in other areas. Connectedness with family, friends and community has been shown to provide resilience against risky behaviour such as drink, drugs and at its worst suicide. As for her comments about the babyboomers not accepting responsibility for negating some of the values and standards of previous generations, as a babyboomer I agree with her. Remember it was the ME generation.
>From another lurker Shelagh Melbourne -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Niall McKay Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 7:19 AM To: Insights List; ucatsa2 Subject: Final confirmation that Miranda Devine is not a real journalist It's Sunday morning 6:00 am and I haven't slept much, decided to quickly look at the smh online and saw an article by Miranda Devine which is usually good for a laugh... (It was supposed to have something to do with religion) After a bit of a tirade bemoaning the world's general decent into hopelessness - there was this bit about John Laws... including http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/15/1068674433713.html Honey-voiced and big-hearted, he has created an entertaining mix of opinion, idiosyncrasy and country music few in radio can match. At 68, he is an inspiration to a grey generation, the so-called New Old, who will remain relatively healthy and vital into their 80s. This hitherto-ignored demographic is willing to spend money and exercise power, no longer content to slink meekly into obscurity. Bits of it seemed like a PR excercise for John Laws - I still have no idea why the smh pay her niall -- Niall McKay Bathurst City Uniting Church 140 William Street Bathurst NSW 2795 Office Phone: 02 63321197 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Prophetic words "we are against this war, Mr. Bush. Shame on you, Mr. Bush, shame on you. And, whenever you've got the Pope and the Dixie Chicks against you, your time is up" Michael Moore ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
