Some people think precious religious objects should be put in some remote, obscure temple, instead of in the British Museum where all historical artifacts rightfully belong. For hundreds of years, the museum has looked after objects looted, sorry, transferred, from all over the world. There they can be seen in their proper context.

The museum looks after them for free. We haven’t even charged Greece to look after Lord Elgin’s personal marbles collection. Such is our generosity. And have they said thank you or shown even the slightest bit of gratitude? No, not a bit of it.

https://mega.nz/file/BmFxgbzJ#gIMnlA4B45mdn3ZCazR9Mx7ksj-nnHbGSdSmFKQ_MtE

And in the Big News today from a Faith Perspective, Bristol airport’s new multi-faith room.

Nearly a quarter of people pray, meaning that three quarters don’t. The Invisible Magic Friend never replies because he can’t be bothered, but it’s worth doing regardless. It’s a kind of compulsive, repetitive disorder, where you can’t really be at rest until you do it. Again and again with no tangible result.

https://mega.nz/file/YilAibqY#k3YMYTGkuVwqj5xZVA3KRjPMnefC0oqf2I_pdFUIk3Q

Prophet Song by Paul Lynch has won the 2023 Booker prize. It describes a future Ireland taken over by a bunch of right wing thugs. I can definitely say that this would be a bad thing. No Christian Church anywhere, any time, would ever have anything to do with right wing thugs.

It’s got the word “prophet” in the title. You’ll never guess where I’m going to go with this…

https://mega.nz/file/o3UAlRJL#WJBUM-L9p2S7fBL-bAxvrPNSJVx8-41H6SN5yeiVRYo

And in the Big News today from a Faith Perspective, Happy Birthday of Guru Nanak everybody! Wasn’t he brilliant. He changed everything, despite nothing changing at all, making him just as relevant today as before he changed everything.

https://mega.nz/file/QqMAXARK#IFG3Drf209V8NPBDHxwCVSyADZoJXiOoS7Wk3I3TQVc

Some pics from last night’s viewing of the moon. First a close up of the nearly full moon.

Sky-Watcher Heritage-150P.
Panasonic Lumix GF5 (picked up on ebay for £30). iso 1600, 1/1600s.
x2 barlow.

The original image can be found here.
https://mega.nz/file/4gInjQAI#hO-y66JXZ6k_e13Ng3eOkw1DaTgjNRJ_GT9Fo_l6z78

Next the moon and jupiter.

Again using the second hand Lumix GF5. This time with a second hand Miranda zoom lens (ebay £5) with a Pentax K mount and a cheap adapter to the Micro 4/3 mount on the Lumix. iso 400, 1/20s.

Original image here.
https://mega.nz/file/s1RRGIoQ#IL56ywWulQ14a3kkYZuXeIcyHRcKMgz9k0Qm-QcP3n8