The Teaching of the King - published 2 Feb 2011

The Teaching of the King


Sunday Thoughts

(Year C)


David Mawson



Published 2 February 2011

Published By Jacquedaw

ISBN 978-0-9565118-2-9

Price £9.99 (+ £2.00 P+P)


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This this the second of a series of three books of thoughts and meditations on the Readings of the Church Year.

They are offered not as difficult theology but as everyday encouragement to those who would learn to identify the King whose Kingdom we serve and find out more about his teaching and what implication that teaching has for how we live our lives.
There is no strictly ordered theme. The lessons build and are expounded as the readings lead from week to week. Most of the themes and ideas are as they were preached in parish churches or expanded in group study

Identity Cards now invalid

From midnight tonight identity cards can no longer be used to prove identity or to travel in Europe.

The cards have been scrapped by the government under the Identity Documents Act.

Within days the National Identity Register - which was designed to hold the details of card holders - will be destroyed.
Laid to rest

Immigration minister Damian Green said: 'Laying ID cards to rest demonstrates the government's commitment to scale back the power of the state and restore civil liberties.

'It is about the people having trust in the government to know when it is necessary and appropriate for the state to hold and use personal data, and it is about the government placing their trust in the common-sense and responsible attitude of the people.'
Change in law

Card holders will no longer be able to use the cards to prove their identity or as a travel document in Europe.

The Identity and Passport Service (IPS has written to all existing cardholders and informed international border agencies, travel operators and customers of the change in law.