New Bish for Canberra and Goulburn

Changes in religious leadership are always interesting.

Are we getting a hero or a Hollingworth? Will he be as irky as the Marist Brothers?

Robinson’s photo indicates he is one of those new generation preachers – all shaved head and bushy eyebrows. Although he seems to have come from an unfortunate background – born to unmarried pre-hippy musician parents, put in an orphanage, raised by Baptists; that sort of stuff.

He seems an interesting sort.

welcome aboard.

Well mr Johnboy, I am a RiotACT virgin –in fact I have been merely a voyeur and a lurker until now –so had to make the first step and comment about something and thus I am now broken in. Watch out! I could have waited but then again…

Well you know, I can’t promise that every story will be of interest to you.

But I’m glad that I’m doing a good enough job that it’s comment worthy when one comes along.

Being a de facto Athiest, I am completely indifferent to who replaced one bishop with another, in fact I am indifferent on anything to do with religion. Whilst I totally respect the opinions of those who are religious and have religious views (so long as they respect my views in return), seriously, is a new bishop really newsworthy?

The old bishop retired, so they elected a new one. I doubt it’s a takeover!

I suspect Canberra Anglicans are a bit like Uniting church types, very pretentious and keen to wear the latest trends of their sleeves. A takeover stoush would be a fun spectacle and would present them with some hard choices: Remain part of the hierachy, or depart the buildings and other assets and go independent.