Ilkley Baptist

I've been in print a bit more than usual, recently. Last month, one of the local vicars and I wrote a joint 'Thought for the Week' about whether or not ministers should wear clerical clothing, which has generated quite a lot of positive comment. I've had a couple of letters published in the Baptist Times recently. They were written in response to some very negative comments about Muslims. This week I've written an OpenLine.

This is an opinion piece of 750 words, and I've written it to suggest that we (Baptists) should drop the use of 'Reverend.' I won't repeat the arguments here, but I expect it will provoke a bit of response in the Baptist Times. It's a trivial issue, really, but trivia are often easier to get worked up about than important stuff.