Ritual is transformative

The decline of formal religion in the West has given rise to some new approaches to rituals of the past. Weddings taking place underwater, or while skydiving, or outdoors, often without a priest from a recognised religion. Green funerals with cardboard coffins. All kinds of options are now open to those who find no comfort in the old.

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Creation groaning (2)

I saw yesterday that a massive contract has now been awarded for the decommissioning of the Sellafield (formerly Windscale) nuclear power plant in the UK, which has not produced any electricity for some time now. The cost of the decommissioning is going to be a staggering number of billions of pounds. This is an iconic moment for us Brits, though the cost implications are iconic for all the wrong reasons.

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