Yeah, I'm usually a terrestrial free-to-air viewer
but, at the minute, I'm keeping an eye on a
property with a cable feed. It was a bit of a big
disappointment to find the musicians' channel
has fell by the wayside but, otherwise, what
a range.
This package has a wide choice, from gang
bangs to bible bashers, sci-fi to psychics.
And it was indeed a religious channel that
prompted this: religion does involve talking
to big groups of already sympathetic people,
and the guy was giving "real world" or, in
other words, contem****ary examples of the
behaviour of people. Yes, he's English and
ordained. But after one example I noticed
he paused and added, as if for effect, "true
story".
No comment on the content, please note,
just an example of contem****ary verbal
reinforcing tactics in one-to-many religious
address that seemed worthy of note.
The flip side of this is the "Oh, it's religion
isn't it?" disappointment that strangers who
claim psychic ability employ in the face of
disbelief of their particular assertions (though
that may be soooo last millenium these days,
I really wouldn't know).
Not that it was the root of my skepticism
at any point in time it's been tried on me.
Whichever way, no-one's going to write quite
like James Joyce just by channel hopping.
SIPSTON
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