tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post5466089819209333876..comments2024-03-26T07:37:54.729+00:00Comments on Confessions of a Ci-Devant: New book; new websiteGareth Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102113677858015813noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-88696153585633175282012-12-29T00:12:16.096+00:002012-12-29T00:12:16.096+00:00Yes, he is very wrong, since the book is not about...Yes, he is very wrong, since the book is not about the Virgin Mary or religion. The title is obviously a play on the phrase "the Immaculate Conception," but the dogma nor the doctrine is never mentioned in a book that is about teenagers in modern-day Belfast. I am from Ireland and good-natured jokes about religion are, in any case, part of our culture - they are not intended to, nor areGareth Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102113677858015813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354677738876576370.post-67942247107742742992012-12-28T19:28:49.735+00:002012-12-28T19:28:49.735+00:00I'm sorry...I mean no disrespect, but is your ...I'm sorry...I mean no disrespect, but is your title meant to be a mockery of the Immaculate Conception? My son loves reading your works and it broke his heart seeing what he thought was a mockery of Our Lady. Please tell me he is wrong?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com