Interesting Links for 29-06-2022

[andrewducker]

1. What is a Section 30 order, and how does it affect the legality of another Scottish independence referendum

(tags:Scotland independence law UK )

2. Chris Pratt Never Been to Hillsong Church, Not Religious Person

(tags:LGBT religion marvel movies celebrity )

3. Making Calton Hill, Edinburgh in the Far Cry 5 game engine

(tags:games video Edinburgh architecture )

4. The Japanese Tea Ceremony is an *experience*. None more than this one

(tags:Japan tea funny )

5. Two Edinburgh Labour councillors didn't support giving power to the Tories. The party suspended them

(tags:Labour Edinburgh conservatives )

6. 101-year-old Nazi concentration camp guard jailed for murdering thousands

(tags:Holocaust )

Comments

[dewline]

2. Well, that's...interesting.

6. I have...difficulty empathizing with any arguments against this trial having happened.

[andrewducker]

Agreed on (2).

[channelpenguin]

#4 ! ! :-)

Now wondering what kind of Tea Ceremony experience I could have in my semi wild garden... lol.

[snippy]

2. Obviously a ploy by his PR people, as in the past he has bragged about being a member of the church and frequent church-goer.

[andrewducker]

Ooh, link?

[snippy]

https://people.com/movies/chris-pratt-defends-hillsong-church-lgbtq/

“It has recently been suggested that I belong to a church which “hates a certain group of people” and is “infamously anti-LGBTQ.” Nothing could be further from the truth,” he wrote. “I go to a church that opens their doors to absolutely everyone.”

“Despite what the Bible says about divorce my church community was there for me every step of the way, never judging, just gracefully accompanying me on my walk,” he continued. “They helped me tremendously offering love and support. It is what I have seen them do for others on countless occasions regardless of sexual orientation, race or gender.”

[agoodwinsmith]

Thank you for the Matcha story. :)

The Japanese Tea Ceremony is an *experience*. None more than this one

[anef]

I laughed until tears came out of my eyes.