Before he went on holiday, Mouse penned a piece for the Guardian's 'Comment is Free' section. He was asked to write a short piece using the fuss over Bishop Nick Baines' new book as a spring-board. Just after Mouse started writing it, Bishop Nick slammed the media coverage, which did rather ratchet up the pressure. In fact, Mouse was very supportive of Bishop Nick, who tweeted Mouse to thank him for his support. This is the fourth piece Mouse has done for the Guardian, and this one has had far more comments than any of the others. Whilst Mouse got a little excited at this, having read them it seems that the comments thread has rather taken on a life of its own, so Mouse will not try to claim any credit for that.
On Monday, the Telegraph's Martin Beckford wrote a piece about Mouse's other project, the Twurch of England. There were a few quotes from the Mouse included, and it was great to get some publicity for this platform. Mouse genuinely thinks it is an important development to help the church engage with the rest of the world, and hopes that more clergy and bishops will take up social media tools to open up the church.
By way of a conclusion, in Mouse's Guardian piece, he suggested a couple of alterations to Christmas carols to make them more realistic. Here they are:
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Then wake every two hours for feeds
Once in royal David's city,
Stood a lowly cattle shed,
Where a mother laid her Baby,
Her traumatised husband to her said:
I'm off to the pub for a pint of mild,
To wet the head of this little Child.
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