JOE BENNETT DESCENDS TO CLICHE (Letter to the Dompost, October 29)l

Interesting how when addressing the topic of life after death (‘Dainty words for death a waste of breath’, October 29), Joe Bennett’s formidable writing skills desert him and he descends via fluffy clouds and harps to what he abhors – cliche.

Maybe he subconsciously realises there are no words to describe the divine.

NO, THE TRUTH CAN'T BE CHANGED (Letter to Dompost, October 22)

No, the truth can’t be changed (Pope Francis meets opposition from church traditionalists, October 21).

That fact goes a long way towards explaining the tension between the Catholic Church which professes Jesus Christ who being Truth will never change, and the media whose existence depends on change and so are hell-bent, one might say, on its promotion.

GRATITUDE ATTRACTS FURTHER BLESSINGS (Letter to Dom Post, October 9)

After the Angelic intervention which probably saved Tim Allcock’s life (Crash victim now believes in Angels, A1, October 9), instead of buying a Lotto ticket he could buy Remi the bull terrier a harness so she doesn’t lose hers.  

And he should thank God. He wasn’t ‘lucky’ to be found, he was blessed, and gratitude attracts further blessings.

 

WORRYING ABOUT THE TRUCK SPACE PLAN (Letter published in the Dom Post, October 4)

So truckies are worried about a proposed cycle space plan (October 1),whether there’ll be room for their lumbering leviathans.

The rest of us worry about the truck space plan. Is there one?

ALL BLACKS ARE IDOLS WITH FEET OF CLAY (Letter to Dompost, September 30)

‘Where’, Jane Bowron asks plaintively (September 29) ‘are the ABs’ enforcers as they go on breaking the rules?’ (September 29.) She calls the All Blacks ‘role models’ and NZ Rugby Players’ Association boss calls them ‘leading public figures’.

Let’s be honest and call them idols and acknowledge it’s our fault for setting them up, and realise they have feet of clay.

CONTRACEPTION WAS A PANDORA'S BOX (Letter to Dom Post, September 25)

What a Pandora’s box contraception turned out to be. We thought it would give us ceaseless sex with no consequences.  

But sometimes the pill didn’t work and voila! we had state-funded abortions and post-traumatic stress disorder. Then we had state-funded tubal ligations. But they didn’t always work either and voila! we now have children whose mothers sue ACC for their expenses.  

The media would seem to prove us right about the ceaseless sex but in regard to other consequences of contraception, no one saw any coming but the Catholic Church.

WHAT A CHEEK, TELLING US WE'LL HAVE A REFERENDUM (Letter printed (somewhat munted) in Dom Post, September 27)

Uh, oh, we’re back on Planet Key. What a cheek, telling us we’ll have a referendum on the flag next year, when he ignored the referendum on anti-smacking in 2009.

We may have been silly enough to vote for him on Saturday but we’re not so silly as to think a referendum initiated by John Key should be any more binding – or less expensive - than one initiated by us lowly citizens.