[Magdalen] Heather Cook

[Roger Stokes]

On 05/11/2015 19:21, Jim Guthrie wrote:
>> the decaffeinated variety. This did not go over well at all, either with
>> much of the congregation or with the hospitality committee. He pushed 
>> it.
>
> We had a Rector who did the same thing. And since he was diabetic, 
> nothing at coffee hour or any other event could have sugar in it, 
> either. And certainly no alcohol as well.

I would have thought that Christian charity and humility meant not 
making a big thing about your dietary restrictions, and certainly not 
imposing them on others.  Yes, provide attractive alternatives that meet 
those requirements but don't require all people to have them.  The 
decaffeinated coffee imposed in that way would also stop me going to 
coffee hour.

Roger