Gadarene

In the particular case of which I am thinking, I felt, as Strauss says, "able and called upon" to undertake the business: and it is no responsibility of mine, if I found the Gospels, with their miraculous stories, of which the Gadarene is a typical example, blocking my way, as heretofore, the Pentateuch had done.

Collected Essays, Volume V Science and Christian Tradition: Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860

Of course we can – this is the Church of God! But at the moment I don't feel I want to join any kind of Gadarene rush towards disestablishment, precisely because we are at a rather delicate time in our understanding of the place of religion in public in this country.

Questions & Answers: 'Risen Today', the Resurrection as Good News now 2008

After weighing all the arguments, no doubt remains on my mind that "Gadarene" is the proper reading.

Collected Essays, Volume V Science and Christian Tradition: Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860

The ACoC and ELCIC have been unified in their determination to continue a Gadarene plunge into the oblivion of diverse, inclusive neo-pagan Gaia worship and left wing political agitation.

The Anglican Church of Canada and Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada shacking up together « Anglican Samizdat 2010

He sure is - if you are one of those who want us to continue our Gadarene dive to perdition.

Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

The Gadarene rush to distance themselves from him will be as enormous as the rush to board his coattails was 18 months ago.

Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

If we assume 10% of those same-sex couples were Anglican, that means that the Anglican Church of Canada is about to alienate itself from the world wide Anglican Communion, jeopardise ecumenical relations with all other conservative denominations, drive out the orthodox from its midst, and continue its Gadarene plunge into oblivion for the sake of 0.00083% of the population.

How many gay people actually want to get married in an Anglican church? « Anglican Samizdat 2009

One thing is certain, just as the demon possessed Gadarene swine hurtled to their doom, these two sorry excuses for churches will do likewise, all the while congratulating themselves on their prophetic insight as they sink into the abyss.

Heading over the cliff together « Anglican Samizdat 2009

After all, Devolution was supposed to sink the Nationalist ship for ever and a day, ensure permanent Labour hegemony in Scotland and continue for another fifty years at least the practice of sending Gadarene Swine to railroad Labour laws through in The House of Commons.

Archive 2007-09-02 2007

Before we all join the Gadarene rush headlong into financial abyss, let me tamper the enthusiasm a bit.

Alan Schram: The Obama Revolution 2009