Word: archbishop
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...letter to the editor, Ken Liu reports that the Memorial Church failed to publicize that the "free talk" delivered last Sunday by the 102nd Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Runcie of Cuddesdon, would have a "religious nature." Liu says he was specifically offended when Lord Runcie made several references to "God" and "Christ...
Lord Runcie was the 102nd Archbishop. His successor, George Carey, has held the title of 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury for some five years...
...Sunday morning I attended a free talk given in Memorial Church by a man called Lord Runcie of Cuddesdon, who is the Archbishop of Canterbury. Since I lived close to the Yard, and because the idea of a free talk seemed appealing, I decided to attend. (I stress, however, that the words "Lord Runcie of Cuddesdon will speak on religious matters" did not appear in the pre-talk publicity...
...Archbishop began the morning by addressing the body of students and community members on the theme of "worship." He titled his talk "How Awful Is This Place!", and covered themes such as blind hero worship and how a female student "worshipped a Puerto Rican wrestler named Bruno." He also mentioned "God" and "Christ" numerous times...
...audience, in fact, seemed to have been "inspired," oblivious to the fact that Jesus was being sneaked in on them. I whole-heartedly agree with Jonathan J. Finer '98 (Letter, Apr. 12) that events of the nature of the Living Stones' "free concert" last week and the Archbishop's "free talk" this Sunday should not be such traps for seekers of "free stuff" such...