Via Dioclese, this risible nonsense.
The Church of England has released Prayers for the World Cup, including prayers for the England Team ahead of England’s first match against Italy.
The Prayers have been written by the Bishop of Leeds, the Rt. Revd. Nick Baines, who originally penned them during the last football World Cup in South Africa in 2010 and has posted them on his blog.
Oh, do fuck off! Quite apart from the nonsense about mythical deities in the sky, the whole concept is toe-curligly embarrassing.
In addition to prayers for those participating in the World Cup and those travelling to “join in the party” there is also a prayer for those for who “are simply not interested” by the competition.
I can manage without, thanks. Certainly I have no intention of talking to your imaginary friend.
Then as D reminds us (thanks, for that…) the obnoxious Cameron wishes the team good luck. Well, okay, if he must, but get this:
On behalf of the whole country I want to wish the England team the very best of luck for the World Cup. There is nothing like a World Cup to bring our country together,
Er, no, the whole country is not wishing them the best of luck. He does not speak for me and I am not wishing them any luck whatsoever, so he can fuck right off, the presumptuous shit! Frankly, the sooner they are out of it and things get back to normal, the better as far as I am concerned. And, no, the spectacle of twenty-two grown men poncing about after a bag of wind does not fill me with national fervour or “bring me together” with other people just because we are English; it fills me with revulsion.
So, yeah, go fuck off!
Well you read my comment over at D’s and that comment still stands.
Malaria all round and Camoron can do one T O S S E R S. 😉
Can’t really argue with you, can I? 😉
Nope 😆
I could give a rats arse. My money is on West Bromwich Albion. Err, c’mon the baggies…Arse.
So far I’m managing to just ignore the whole thing. I hardly watch television at all and the little bit of wibbling about it on the radio I can deal with. It is slightly annoying that some people take it for granted that everyone is interested when it is obvious that a significant proportion of us aren’t but I can deal with that.