tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post1883806357385183120..comments2015-12-30T10:33:25.534+00:00Comments on Throw yourself like seed: I am not ashamedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01248358840390936013noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-34725758830558840082010-05-23T22:52:17.816+01:002010-05-23T22:52:17.816+01:00Hey Andy, I see that Kingston is next town over fr...Hey Andy, I see that Kingston is next town over from Exeter, New Hampshire, where there is an active Unitarian church -- have you contacted the minister there? -- maybe she knows this fellow? Just a thought.Dan Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03250484049882575283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-10617904311253082182010-05-23T16:45:54.525+01:002010-05-23T16:45:54.525+01:00Weird. Having just had a relationship with a man w...Weird. Having just had a relationship with a man who wears a skirt (but is not a transvestite or transgender or transsexual), I find this email campaign with its fictitious characters somewhat offensive.<br /><br />But I am glad to say that no eyebrows were raised and no adverse comments were made when my boyfriend attended a Unitarian service (and did a reading) wearing a skirt.<br /><br />Chad and Amy sound quite interesting; it's a pity they are fictitious!Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-82883612590814610942010-05-23T11:21:54.342+01:002010-05-23T11:21:54.342+01:00As irony would have it, it appears the Canon autho...As irony would have it, it appears the Canon authored a 1995 book entitled "Why can't I be me?"<br /><br />http://cgi.ebay.com/Why-Cant-Me-Mark-Pearson-Book-Mint-/270577066873#ht_500wt_956uni-talianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130575625229865792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-23363900035454975202010-05-22T15:13:25.966+01:002010-05-22T15:13:25.966+01:00@Paul Oakley- Thanks for the advice but I'm su...@Paul Oakley- Thanks for the advice but I'm sure even Canon Pearson could spot tongue in cheek comments when he sees them. But I'm trying really hard not to speculate about it!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04544237040426549234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-14627943700187931212010-05-21T23:16:48.210+01:002010-05-21T23:16:48.210+01:00@ TK, Leigh, et al - Let's try really hard not...@ TK, Leigh, et al - Let's try really hard not to make assumptions or speculations about the personal psychology of a person we've never even met. There are plenty of things that can be said and have been said legitimately about Canon Pearson's little e-mail campaign. About what he has DONE. But it does no good to crow about what might or must be at the root of this behavior when we cannot possibly know - not even if we were in his congregation and saw him every week. Maybe not even if we were his wife (or other partner) and shared a home and a bed and family with him for 25 years...Paul Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17426789386840488470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-41161962005628901712010-05-21T19:42:27.161+01:002010-05-21T19:42:27.161+01:00thanks for posting this widely so we all can learn...thanks for posting this widely so we all can learn. For me, the tip off was "short, short skirts." I'm thinking thoseof us who actually wear (or have worn)such garments would not describe them as such. I'm just sayin'<br />Mostly we all tip our hands when we mask our lamentations. Come on out, Chad/Amy Cannon Pearson. There's room for you in God's love.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655508100716471534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-65720931397175911282010-05-21T19:27:22.701+01:002010-05-21T19:27:22.701+01:00Just a thought for giggles...
Maybe Canon Pearson...Just a thought for giggles...<br /><br />Maybe Canon Pearson is actually a closet transvestite/transgender, "Chad." Canon Pearson travels the world during the summers, the only time he is allowed to express his fluid sexuality, then must repress himself during the year in NH. <br /><br />In which case, you outed him! <br /><br />(However, considering the proliferation of the emails, from the UK to the Netherlands, it's just bait. I doubt "Chad" travels that much.) <br /><br />TKTK Kenyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756031460622964015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-56129921536818864532010-05-21T17:33:44.084+01:002010-05-21T17:33:44.084+01:00Is there not a fundamental law that says, "th...Is there not a fundamental law that says, "thou shalt not bear false witness" perhaps Canon Pearson should read his Bible a little more carefully in future. <br />Rev Andie Camper <br />Westgate Chapel Lewes (Unitarian)Andie.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08199892575295614875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-36605772317965389532010-05-21T17:18:51.111+01:002010-05-21T17:18:51.111+01:00After reading the e-mail, though it was quite susp...After reading the e-mail, though it was quite suspicious... I couldn't help but think to myself, "Of course they'd be welcome into the congregation! But it does get a little chilly for very very short skirts!"Aromyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10707082980178572591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-34394539078238815022010-05-21T16:38:53.512+01:002010-05-21T16:38:53.512+01:00This cleric is so sad on so many levels!
Chad and...This cleric is so sad on so many levels! <br />Chad and Amy sounded curiously interesting to me though.<br /><br />Seems like these characters, maybe the clerics innermost fantasy, are at the forefront of his mind and maybe his congregation should consider what he actually wears under that clerical robe? They seem to have a block opinion about everything else!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04544237040426549234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-1384334578348824322010-05-21T16:01:15.548+01:002010-05-21T16:01:15.548+01:00Funny! As I was reading the letter, I thought, &qu...Funny! As I was reading the letter, I thought, "Huh-uh. This doesn't smell right." So I was amused to read what you discovered.<br /><br />Taking more than a second to think about it, though, I'm not amused. I'm saddened and frustrated. There is so much important work to be done in the world, and these yay-hoos are wasting it, acting like 6th grade boys huddled around a "National Geographic." (With apologies to 6th grade boys.)<br /><br />Keep fighting the good fight!Lizard Eaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04506056116023122414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-75854855039369438222010-05-21T14:25:47.816+01:002010-05-21T14:25:47.816+01:00The "Chad email" also went to other Unit...The "Chad email" also went to other Unitarian congregations in the UK. I wonder how broad they were sent?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01248358840390936013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-82427368371695008892010-05-21T14:22:55.851+01:002010-05-21T14:22:55.851+01:00Well done for catching on to Canon Pearson's o...Well done for catching on to Canon Pearson's odd and ill-conceived ploy. Not only is the tactic deeply flawed but its underlying aims are as repellent as they are baffling.brelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814436506629311785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-33006251824566639142010-05-21T14:22:55.850+01:002010-05-21T14:22:55.850+01:00This. Is. So. Weird!This. Is. So. Weird!Matt Sellwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065263755893515703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-65212324298597299772010-05-21T13:32:55.444+01:002010-05-21T13:32:55.444+01:00amenamenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-750949408338221752.post-57423353236183323762010-05-21T13:14:21.647+01:002010-05-21T13:14:21.647+01:00And curiously, members of the board of the Netherl...And curiously, members of the board of the Netherlands UU Fellowship in Amsterdam also received nearly verbatim (trade Amsterdam for London and it's the same) the same e-mail over the past couple of days. Well, if they show up, I'll buy them a beer, but I don't expect to see them any time soon.<br /><br />Rev. Derek Suchard<br />NUUFUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049512456186807059noreply@blogger.com