The full time blogger and spare time Methodist minister who runs the Connexions website has launched a petition protesting at the imminent writ against the Methodist Church for discrimination (Richard's preamble by the way is inaccurate as the case is about discrimination not Antisemitism and he hasn't yet seen the detailed terms of the case).The petition has already attracted a staggering 113 signatures. Some are anonymous, many start "I am not a Methodist/Christian" etc, several are from abroad and there's a smattering of doubles. We have 400,000 Methodists in the UK, so far about 1 in 5000 have signed. Its all very underwhelming.
But who is it addressed to? Now my understanding is that petitions are by definition addressed to some one (the Queen) or some body (the council). You have to present them. Petitions don't exist in thin air.
Presumably at some point the petition will be delivered by Richard to the plaintiff. That's me!
Well let me warn Richard, here and now, I am ready for him.
If he dares to come anywhere near my house to present his petition I'll set the goldfish on him and give him a cup of tea and a jaffa cake (which I expect him to boycott).
