They Held Daniel Christie's Funeral Today...

[icyfroth]

...at the Hillsong Church across the road.

I was expecting to see large crowds and traffic jams, but no such thing. There was a news van on the lawn at the front, is all I saw.

It must have been on the other side. That place is huge, and their carpark is immense.

They've even offered car parking to our staff while the roadworks are going on for the construction of the railway.

You had to apply in writing, tho.

[icyfroth]

True, and I apologise for my childish behaviour.

[silverfaun]

Icy, what's wrong with the Hillsong people? by the remarks on here it sounds like they are not acceptable. Do you know or is is that no matter how a congregation is percieved unless you are a member of that congrgation you wouldn't know.

Much sympathy to the family of the young man killed & thank you for posting so we can all express our sympathy towards the family.

[icyfroth]

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@silverfaun wrote:

Icy, what's wrong with the Hillsong people? by the remarks on here it sounds like they are not acceptable. Do you know or is is that no matter how a congregation is percieved unless you are a member of that congrgation you wouldn't know.

Much sympathy to the family of the young man killed & thank you for posting so we can all express our sympathy towards the family.

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Nah... there's nothing wrong with the Hillsong Church, Faun.

Simply that it's suspect of american-style of evangelism which doesn't go down well with dyed-in-the-wool traditional largely Anglican population that have settled the Hills District in the north-west of Sydney.

Which of course will gradually give way to the new settlers that worship at the Sikh Temple in Blacktown and the Mosque at Bankstown, so it's a moot point, really.

I guess it gets lumped in with Jehova's Witnesses and Scientologists and Latter-Day-Saints etc.

From what I've heard, it's viewed with a jaundiced eye because of it's strong business associations here, (Gloria Jeans etc) and the fact it is such a huge organisation with lots of business interests but enjoys the tax discounts of a religious institution.

[cherry*135]

The thread should be about a young man's needless death and support and sympathy for his parents and friends.

[icyfroth]

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@am*3 wrote:

The thread should be about a young man's needless death and support and sympathy for his parents and friends.

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There have been numerous threads about that. Feel free to start another one

This one is about where his funeral was held.

[cherry*135]

I was referring to/acknowledging this from the moderator.

It about a funeral.

[kyliecrv]

He was a local to that Church. Grew up & schooled nearby.
Was speaking to a friend of our family who is the year below Daniel at school about attending the service, and ironically my sister was speaking to an old friend of the thug/killer at a baby shower yesterday who was somewhat defending his character- much to my sisters disgust!

[silverfaun]

Am3 I think you have made your point & you got the apology you demanded so lets say you leave it at that so this thread does not degenerate into an ugly one upmanship contest.