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My apologies, Peder. I thought you'd asked what the phrase meant. So presumably you don't think that it's an apt description – even with my explanation? I would have thought that the problem with a pick 'n' mix approach to religion is that it seems to suggest that, really, God doesn't know best...

But Peder, do you not think that what I attempted to illustrate a couple of posts back is a perfect illustration of what people mean when they talk of 'pick 'n' mix religion'? I'm sorry if I misunderstood your earlier post, but I thought that you were asking for an explanation of what that...

But do you not think that that is a perfect illustration of what people mean when they talk of 'pick 'n' mix religion'? I'm sorry if I misunderstood your earlier post, but I thought that you were asking for an explanation of what that phrase meant ...

Peder, perhaps you could explain to us why substantial numbers of Christian seem very bothered about homosexuality – which, according to the Bible, Christ never seems to have seen fit to even mention – while they seem less keen to, as I suggested before, abide by his teachings (plural, note) on...

Let's take Christianity as a way of studying this point. According to the Bible, Jesus is supposed to have said that he wasn't on Earth to usurp the old law, but to develop it. So one could start by pointing out that Old Testament law is still supposed to be relevant for Christians today...

Great opportunity, SFG75 – go and then tell us all about it, in detail. :)

Nothing has changed yet. Fingers crossed, it won't have to.

As many as are going to keep talking about power and politics in Macbeth, perhaps? ;)

No. I like books.

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Watched In and Out on Saturday – stereotypes and clichés galore, but still works and is fun. Some good performances (Tom Selleck is close to being a revelation) and the underlying message of tolerance and the stupidity of bigotry is always welcome. Saw A Room With a View yesterday – always...

A really good film, with a top-notch central performance.

Alexandra, Jane and Sukie are the witches of Eastwick, all of whom acquired their powers after leaving or being left by their husbands. When stranger Darryl van Horne arrives in town and buys an old mansion, they find their cosy existences shaken up, as scandal surrounds them. After van...

Who 'attacked' Dickens?

Coming to this again, over Christmas itself, one thing struck me that has never struck me before – the absence here of a religious theme and a religious salvation. It's not that Dickens has excised religion from the story, but that it is not the foremost issue. None of the spirits that visit...

1) Keanu is so wooden he makes wood look animated. 2) I've managed to watch a number of Keanu movies and quite enjoyed them (although he's a total embarrassment in Bram Stoker's Dracula, where some actual acting would have helped). 3) I won't be watching this because it's another bloody remake...

Hi Gerbam, thanks for your comments. No quoting. I've studied sexual history (including attitudes) over the years (plus being familiar with erotica, partly as a writer of that genre myself) and, when reading the book, such an analysis just leapt off the page. After I'd finished reading – and...

Sorry to take so long responding. Fair point. Although I think that there is a huge – and growing – reference to religion as the novel progresses. Faith in the Christian god is viewed as hugely important to their quest. When Dracula leaves the castle for England, he leaves Harker a...

When Jonathon Harker, a newly qualified solicitor, is sent to visit a client in Transylvania, he little realises that his trip to the Carpathians will change from romantic journey to life-threatening horror. But his experiences at Count Dracula's castle are just the beginning. While Harker is...

Have to disagree on that. I thought the third film was dire – the fourth, however, was wonderfully dark, not just in the obvious aspect, but also in terms of the ideas it put forward about females, about motherhood and about sex. On that, I'd agree. Temple of Doom was piss poor. Next film...