‘Remember. A child is listening.’
Before you echo Amen in your home or place of worship, think and remember. A child is listening. Continue reading ‘Remember. A child is listening.’
Tag: suicide
Christian bookshop lumps AIDS with Death and Suicide
Back in March I was pleased that the Faith Mission Shop in Queen Street, Belfast had removed Chick Tracts from sale given the homophobic views expressed in them. Yesterday I was disappointed with Faith Mission.
After my blog post in March I had gone in to see this for myself. Whilst there I asked if there were any books on living with HIV – as there were many on living with cancer. I was pointed to a small section marked ‘ethics’. At this point I saw three words next to each other on a shelf which was immediately below the shelf marked ‘Homosexuality‘. Continue reading “Christian bookshop lumps AIDS with Death and Suicide”
wear purple on 20 October
I’ve been invited to the Wear Purple event on 20 October in memory of the gay teens who have killed themselves due to homophobic abuse. It may not do much, but hopefully some will notice. It’s been decided. On October 20th, 2010, we will wear purple in honor of the 6 gay boys who committed suicide in recent weeks/months due to homophobic abuse in their homes and at their schools. Purple represents Spirit on the LGBTQ flag and that’s exactly what we’d like all of you to have with you: spirit. Please know that times will get better and that … Continue reading wear purple on 20 October
‘a moving and thoughtful piece…’
Congratulations to Stephen for his well deserved inclusion in the Golden Dozen #190 for his post I’m Not a Statistic…But Came So Close As Mark Pack said on LibDig, Stephen’s post was A moving and thoughtful piece about bullying and suicide Continue reading ‘a moving and thoughtful piece…’
Duncan – a brother in torment
Further to my post about the rescue of my brother, Duncan, from Slieve Donard, I am asking for prayers for him. This evening the emergency doctor was out to him because his GP was sufficiently worried about him. Unfortunately, the emergency doctor said that he didn’t feel able to section Duncan tonight as he didn’t know him well enough. As we left him this evening, knowing that his own GP will be out to see him in the morning, I said to our other brother Peter that Duncan really didn’t look like, or even sound like my brother Duncan. It … Continue reading Duncan – a brother in torment
PSNI MMRT get gold stars: Belfast HSC Trust does not
This weekend has been a very difficult one for my family. This evening I would like to say a very big thank you to the members of the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team who trekked up Slieve Donard late on Friday evening/early on Saturday morning to find my brother, D-, who was up on the mountain with very little protection. Stephen’s post yesterday evening about suicide was very timely. D- is in a very bad way at the moment. However, other than the Mountain Rescue Team to thank, the Police Service of Northern Ireland in B district have been very very … Continue reading PSNI MMRT get gold stars: Belfast HSC Trust does not
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