Jonathan Edwards loses his faith

[Ian Osborne]

From today's Daily Mail:

 

[Manopolus]

Somebody must have actually read The Bible.

 

[Dubious Dick]

Daily Fail delivers old news again.

From Wiki:

'Formerly a devout Christian, he also presented episodes of the BBC Christian worship programme Songs of Praise, until he renounced his faith in 2007.'

 

[quadraginta]

Daily Fail delivers old news again.

From Wiki:

'Formerly a devout Christian, he also presented episodes of the BBC Christian worship programme Songs of Praise, until he renounced his faith in 2007.'

Mebbe he lost it again?

Those things can be a real bitch to keep track of.

 

[rjh01]

It is in several papers such as the Express http://www.express.co.uk/news/showb...don-t-miss-my-faith-I-feel-happier-without-it.

 

[tsig]

Mebbe he lost it again?

Those things can be a real bitch to keep track of.

After I lost mine a lot pf people insisted I never had it.

 

[666]

Slow news day.

 

[Ian Osborne]

After I lost mine a lot pf people insisted I never had it.

Yeah, I got that too. I found it extremely patronising.

 

[bruto]

Mr Edwards has lost his faith?

How will the hand be strong? How will the heart endure?

 

[TimCallahan]

I take it this isn't the Jonathan Edwards who taks to dead people.

 

[Dr. Keith]

I take it this isn't the Jonathan Edwards who talks to dead people.

Well, he is a BBC sports presenter, so it's a bit complicated . . .

 

[jhunter1163]

He was just layin' 'round the shanty, puttin' a good buzz on, and bingo! No faith!

 

[MikeG]

I take it this isn't the Jonathan Edwards who taks to dead people.

No, this is Jonathon Edwards, multiple gold medallist and world record holder in the triple jump. Now a sports broadcaster.

 

[bruto]

I take it this isn't the Jonathan Edwards who talks to dead people.

I thought that at first, but that one has no "S", and obscure poetic references aside, it's not the Puritan who saw God's plan in the spiders, either. I'll leave others to figure out all the "s" jokes.

 

[fuelair]

I assumed it was this famous Jonathan Edwards: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinners_in_the_Hands_of_an_Angry_God

 

[bruto]

I assumed it was this famous Jonathan Edwards: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinners_in_the_Hands_of_an_Angry_God

Indeed, that one came to mind first, hence the prior post with a line from the famous Lowell poem:

Mr. Edwards and the Spider

 

[Rrose Selavy]

Daily Fail delivers old news again.

From Wiki:

'Formerly a devout Christian, he also presented episodes of the BBC Christian worship programme Songs of Praise, until he renounced his faith in 2007.'

It is in several papers such as the Express http://www.express.co.uk/news/showb...don-t-miss-my-faith-I-feel-happier-without-it.

yes, old news and this is just because he's apparently gave a recent interview to another newspaper printed last week.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/jonathan-edwards-ive-taken-leap-3190574#ixzz2udwEajTw


and the Mail and Express (the poor man's Daily Mail) has as usual regurgitated it

 

[Darat]

Daily Fail delivers old news again.

From Wiki:

'Formerly a devout Christian, he also presented episodes of the BBC Christian worship programme Songs of Praise, until he renounced his faith in 2007.'

Has he got a book out or something. Sounds like a PR placed story.

 

[Olowkow]

The news article does say he lost his faith in God in 2007. It appears he used to still go to church, but the new interview in February seems to have him saying he now, at the age of 47, has abandoned Christianity also and doesn't go to church any more.

Jonathan Edwards

An interview reported by Jane Oddy in Mirror News (27/2/2014) quoted him saying "I am happy and actually it’s fine. I don’t miss my faith. In many ways I feel more settled and happier in myself without it. I don’t know if that is related to losing my faith or would have been the case anyway, but it’s a non-issue as far as I am concerned.

Seven years on I don’t feel a gap in my life and I suppose that’s the proof of the pudding isn’t it? Had I suddenly thought that life doesn’t quite feel right, maybe I’d re-examine that – re-examine my faith. In fact, more than ever, I feel comfortable with where I am in life.”