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Kelvin Holdsworth

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Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow. Scottish Episcopalian Chaplain at Uni of Glasgow. LGBT & other human rights/rites. Anglican, Opera etc. Especially etc.

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Oh that's a bad thing.

28.02.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I bought the shin in Partick Morrisons. Soz.

27.02.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Again, Morrisons. But I think restaurants are buying it up and then selling it as a premium cut which is ridiculous.

And as for Flank...

27.02.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It is happening to Shin too

27.02.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It seems to me that Labour can't win the Gorton and Denton by-election regardless of the result. The Greens can't lose the election regardless of the result. And Reform have already won it regardless of the result.
Politics is odd these days.

26.02.2026 10:56 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Pic showing statues on roof and Citizens Theatre in neon

Pic showing statues on roof and Citizens Theatre in neon

Good to be back after a very, very long time.

24.02.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I know that you're going to tell me that this is nothing to do with you lot playing around with gravity but...

16.02.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My worry is that you've just witnessed summer.

16.02.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I can marry same-sex couples in Scotland – so why not in England? After a decade-long debate, the Church of England has decided to disallow 'blessing ceremonies' south of the border – as a gay Anglican priest, I believe this is more than just an impoliteness, says K...

I can marry same-sex couples in Scotland – so why not in England? | The Very Revd Kelvin Holdsworth @thurible.net www.independent.co.uk/voices/gay-c...

13.02.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A letter to Martin Rhodes, my MP, regarding the recently-announced budget cuts to astronomy and other curiosity-driven science in the UK.

(Full text in on my blog, apologies that I couldn't fit it all in alt text: daniel-williams.co.uk/2026/02/10/l...)

10.02.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

They keep forecasting doom for the Prime Minister too...

06.02.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Much love Rachel and good wishes for whatever retirement brings.

05.02.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think that if I'd been Comrade Starmer and knew that the others on the Politburo were going to block Comrade Burnham then I'd have been inclined to vote yes and make it known I'd done so enthusiastically.
But then I'm not always convinced that Comrade Starmer is that good at politics.

25.01.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Another of the poems engraved into one of the flagstones of the viewing point at the end of Hill Street in the Garnethill area of Glasgow, along with part of the view you get from it of the spire of Saint Mary's Episcopal Cathedral.

#glasgow #garnethill #streetart #poetry #streetpoetry #cityscape

22.01.2026 08:35 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There is only one river.

River Kelvin - Wikipedia share.google/961ai4qaG3en...

13.01.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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12.01.2026 12:19 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Predictions 2026 - What is in Kelvin's Head? A rocky road to the enthronement of the next Archbishop of Canterbury. Further turmoil and scandal in the Anglican Episcopates of the United Kingdom. No progress for those hoping for Equal Marriage in...

Here's some predictions for 2026

thurible.net/2026/01/01/p...

01.01.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. I predicted that when it started too. It was designed to have this result.

31.12.2025 16:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How did I do with last year's predictions? - What is in Kelvin's Head? Here’s a run down of how I did at last year’s predictions. Good results for Nigel Farage following the English local elections in May. Terrible results for Conservative Party. Exactly what happened. Y...

Here's how I did with last year' Predictions.

thurible.net/2025/12/31/h...

31.12.2025 16:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I only have piping (red) on my biretta, which I only wear when it is snowing.

It gives people joy when I do wear it.

18.12.2025 17:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I feel unusually included...

18.12.2025 17:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm interested that the Scottish Episcopal Church managed to go from fierce opposition to marriage of a deceased wife's sister to general support of same-sex marriage in less than 150 years. Ultraconservative to being on the vanguard of marriage reform.

18.12.2025 16:05 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent work

15.12.2025 18:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Interesting tunes for While Shepherds Watched

When you've sorted out Hark the Herald you might want to categorise my list of interesting tunes for While Shepherds Watched.

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12.12.2025 21:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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"So it is ethical to preach a sermon that is generated from an AI engine that has been trained on one’s own voice?"

thurible.net/2025/12/12/a...

12.12.2025 21:15 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI Questions for Preachers Is it ethical to preach a sermon generated by AI? Is it more or less ethical to preach a sermon generated by AI that has been trained on your own voice?

Here's some questions about AI and preaching that were prompted by my mother-in-law.

thurible.net/2025/12/12/a...

12.12.2025 15:32 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Noticeable that most news outlets are reporting the Peggie/Fife tribunal decision as a victory for Peggie, while Sex Matters have put out a statement attacking the decision; the tenor of coverage might well change between today and tomorrow’s press.

08.12.2025 15:32 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Mini thread on the ET decision in Peggie

Top line: It says exactly what we have been saying for months. The decision of the Supreme Court was not to turn the Equality Act 2010 into a nationwide bathroom ban - regardless of how anti-trans organisations have sought to misrepresent the law.

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08.12.2025 15:21 πŸ‘ 559 πŸ” 234 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 20

Gosh, that's not the big win the anti-trans movement were hoping for from the Nurse Peggie case at all.

08.12.2025 15:16 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes

07.12.2025 18:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0