The Church of England

@SpudMuffin All organized religions, Amen.

@Thinkerbell only a matter of time before there’s a Filipino Pope, or Brazilian .

@BritishFailedAesthetic There are basically two strains of thought pulling the church to pieces. One lot think that they represent traditionalists and call out for turning back the so-called too liberal reforms. The other lot takes the banner up to simplify everything so that everyone will be happy

@SunshineGirl I disagree with any political message in church, as the gospel of Christ is not political.

But you are bang on right about child safeguarding, it needs a new series of procedures.

The church my wife and I attend has police safeguarding posters everywhere.

@BritishFailedAesthetic One can't just switch off like that. Then it's really like don't look, there's nothing going on. Eleven years ago the Michael Ramsey prize went to a book that tried help the situation but there's no more health. Have a look around on social media and see how groups inside the church treat it oh so political. On the matter of safeguarding, it's also much more than about children. I did the courses and know many friends who had much more that has been redflagged

@Carazaa No, as in they actually preach sin and the Gospel.

@BritishFailedAesthetic I hope all of England are in those Godly churches every Sunday 😊

@Carazaa Sadly not!

@GeistInTheMachine

The only reason Spain isn't in the empire business anymore is that they lost some wars along the way, and their business model (mercantilism) was bad.

And what did they leave behind in their former Latin American colonies? Mostly a succession of tin-horn dictators in countries that can hardly be called democracies to this day. BTW, how are the Trujillos doing these days? At least your capital isn't named after one of them any more.
And I guess you're doing better than your neighbor to the west; but Haiti was a French colony, and I bet your border with them is very secure, not like the US southern border with Mexico.

And yes, I already know your feelings about Yankee/English imperialism, but somehow you never got around to answering my question about the Mongols or the Moors.

With respect to the latter, I recall a Spanish expression, "no hay moros en la costa," which fairly well summarizes how the Spaniards felt about being under Moorish domination for some 700 years, but then they said, "Hey, if the Moors can do it, so can we, can't we?" 🤭

And finally, in tribute to your ill temper:

@Thinkerbell I don't care about your question about the Mongols or whatever. It's clearly a Red Herring to the main issue in question.

@GeistInTheMachine

Someone of Spanish origin who "doesn't care" about the Moorish occupation of Spain?
Tsk, tsk.

You're back to your customary dodging, I see. 😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂

@LesDawsonsPiano Not near big enough

@LesDawsonsPiano And that in the age of Trump 🙄