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by Matthew
Sat Jul 26, 2008 1:36 pm
Forum: St James and St Vedast
Topic: Roger Pincham's Retirement Video
Replies: 28
Views: 47978

He is also the father of a couple of boys who went to St James in the early days and who have been very active recently in attacking its staff and governors. That's quite an accusation to be throwing around, Kevin. Where or what is your evidence for this?? I suggest if you want to maintain any cred...
by Matthew
Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:40 am
Forum: St James and St Vedast
Topic: Roger Pincham's Retirement Video
Replies: 28
Views: 47978

chittani wrote:I don't suppose any of you are in the habit of shouting 'fatty' at overweight elderly people you pass in the street

Did I miss something? I don't remember anything like that happening in the video... :?
by Matthew
Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:29 am
Forum: St James and St Vedast
Topic: The truth about the 'Reconciliation Process'
Replies: 46
Views: 84072

Completely agree. As long as this cult remains involved in children's education the negative publicity will NEVER go away. Its been there or thereabouts for the last 25 years so its about time they got used to it. Pretty much a no-brainer really. Founding a religious cult for adults is one thing but...
by Matthew
Sat May 17, 2008 7:22 am
Forum: St James and St Vedast
Topic: Roger Pincham's Retirement Video
Replies: 28
Views: 47978

how could someone find it if they didn't know it was there. For example if someone googled St James Independent schools would it come up? CM, if you click on "more info" it shows all the tags. So I think it would come up if you put any of those into a YouTube search. Maybe St James Indepe...
by Matthew
Thu May 15, 2008 12:11 am
Forum: St James and St Vedast
Topic: Roger Pincham's Retirement Video
Replies: 28
Views: 47978

Roger Pincham's Retirement Video

There's been some talk recently of getting something posted up on YouTube. Well here's something a group of friends put together in recognition of Roger Pincham's recent retirement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grIaJMUpkaE (Turn speakers ON) Feel free to post a comment and add a rating. It deserve...
by Matthew
Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:56 am
Forum: St James and St Vedast
Topic: The truth about the 'Reconciliation Process'
Replies: 46
Views: 84072

I feel I must point out for the benefit of people reading this board that Christopher Southwell in particular was also extremely abusive (both physically and emotionally) to many of the female pupils he taught. He certainly made my life a living hell. I can certainly vouch for that, ET. Ditto here....
by Matthew
Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:46 pm
Forum: St James and St Vedast
Topic: The truth about the 'Reconciliation Process'
Replies: 46
Views: 84072

A perfect exposure of the hypocrisy that will continue to haunt them.

Good for for you, Tom!
by Matthew
Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:46 pm
Forum: General discussion of SES
Topic: <delete>
Replies: 17
Views: 29187

My parents (both ex-ses members) have always told me that MacLaren not only sanctioned the beatings and punishments at the day schools, but positively encouraged them. One of his well known quotes went along the lines of "all a child needs is to be fed, clothed and given a good clip round the e...
by Matthew
Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:37 pm
Forum: General discussion of SES
Topic: Article in Irish national newspaper on John Scottus School
Replies: 11
Views: 23734

I couldn't agree more, Bonsai. It might be worth contacting the article's author, Conor Feehan at http://www.independent.ie/service/contact-us-24070.html If he was made aware of the full horror of these schools' background perhaps he might consider doing a follow-up article, if for no other reason t...
by Matthew
Fri Jun 22, 2007 8:33 am
Forum: General discussion of SES
Topic: SES blog / bulletin board
Replies: 9
Views: 17536

If this gives SES members a forum to question, challenge or debate material which is proffered as 'The Truth', then it must surely be a good thing. There's also a note that mentions it has been set up partly in response to this forum: The "whyaretheydead" message board had forced St James ...
by Matthew
Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:58 pm
Forum: General discussion of SES
Topic: Splinter Schools
Replies: 44
Views: 67039

it seems you still think I'm trying to defend the SES! Ok, well lets put it this way - you've been, shall we say, ambiguous over this issue ever since you first started posting on this board. One thing's for sure, you've perplexed a lot of posters here over the years, coming across on the one hand ...
by Matthew
Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:13 pm
Forum: General discussion of SES
Topic: Splinter Schools
Replies: 44
Views: 67039

It does, however, point to the view that one needs to be careful when criticising their beliefs or practices per se, the trap into which the angry parent fell. But you haven't answered the underlying and central point, made to you several times, that the angry parent had been duped in the first pla...
by Matthew
Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:57 pm
Forum: General discussion of SES
Topic: Splinter Schools
Replies: 44
Views: 67039

anti_ses wrote:And, IMHO, calling an argument "tired and lame" is akin to admitting defeat.

Well, IMHO, I disagree. But there you go :fadein:

I hear ya, Bonsai ;)
by Matthew
Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:15 pm
Forum: General discussion of SES
Topic: Splinter Schools
Replies: 44
Views: 67039

You are creating a straw man argument. The 'angry parent' would have had no cause to complain about any of this if they had not been deceived in the first place. Hence I refer you back to my above post. You accuse me of being immature and then say that you're "trying to hold a reasonable debate...
by Matthew
Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:38 am
Forum: General discussion of SES
Topic: Splinter Schools
Replies: 44
Views: 67039

Once again, more of the same tired and lame arguments by SES defenders. How many times does it need to be repeated: its not a problem with Hinduism, Advaita Vedanta, or any other religion per se. Its the deliberate deception, opaqueness and blatant disingenuousness which hoodwinks prospective parent...

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