Now, let's get something straight. The Moot House has been ringing with claims that I am in some way a "violent, menopausal tyrant who throws phones at people that annoy her, before kicking them in the shins with her steel toe-capped boots."
Which is fair comment.
Let's face it, if you had to deal with the kind of half-witted, flower-and-pixie-loving day dreamers that I have to every day, you'd be inclined to go around smashing doors down with a wood-splitting maul and hanging Drayton Parslow over the M1 from the Ridgmont Bypass bridge by the ankles.
But the accusations that I am short-tempered are completely unfair. No, if I have to inflict violence - in love, I hasten to add - I pray and meditate for days in advance. And then carry out the sentence in a spirit of loving correction. And "brooding"? Where did that come from? No, once I have the Beaker Folk back to a suitable attitude of fear and apprehension I feel remarkably relaxed.
Unless they really annoy me. In which case I throw a phone at them.
Showing posts with label Bullying. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bullying. Show all posts
Monday, 22 February 2010
Wednesday, 6 January 2010
Bullying Clergy
I note from many sources (including Clayboy and Mad Priest) the thread of discussion regarding bullying of/by the clergy. And I wonder whether any of this comes down to the recruitment / discernment policies of the Church of England.
Clearly there are bullies in every walk of life. But the main recruitment thread of the C of E, at least of late, seems to have been for people who are sensitive, feeling, empathetic. All good attributes. But liable to leave you open to emotional blackmail, at the very least. If you feel people's pain, want them to feel good and to feel good about you - you are so open to people who get shirty, cause trouble, say you don't work hard enough, and tell you it's all your fault they're unhappy with church before threatening to go to another, more feeling/scriptural/lively/amenable church.
Not that I would encourage the Church of England to go recruiting loads of macho, muscular-Christianity, pushy evangelical types. Or lots of left-brained, thinky intellectuals who don't understand human emotions and don't care what people think. But maybe a few would help?
Personally, I have a strict anti-bullying policy at the Beaker Folk. If anyone seems to be trying to bully me or one of the members of the Druidic Council, I have Hnaef break their ankles with his walking boots (under the pretence of a friendly game of "football"). And if we see anyone from Unite heading across the fields, we introduce them to the local rednecks. They don't normally come back.
Clearly there are bullies in every walk of life. But the main recruitment thread of the C of E, at least of late, seems to have been for people who are sensitive, feeling, empathetic. All good attributes. But liable to leave you open to emotional blackmail, at the very least. If you feel people's pain, want them to feel good and to feel good about you - you are so open to people who get shirty, cause trouble, say you don't work hard enough, and tell you it's all your fault they're unhappy with church before threatening to go to another, more feeling/scriptural/lively/amenable church.
Not that I would encourage the Church of England to go recruiting loads of macho, muscular-Christianity, pushy evangelical types. Or lots of left-brained, thinky intellectuals who don't understand human emotions and don't care what people think. But maybe a few would help?
Personally, I have a strict anti-bullying policy at the Beaker Folk. If anyone seems to be trying to bully me or one of the members of the Druidic Council, I have Hnaef break their ankles with his walking boots (under the pretence of a friendly game of "football"). And if we see anyone from Unite heading across the fields, we introduce them to the local rednecks. They don't normally come back.
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