Before I start, let me say that I quite like some of the things that Ruth Gledhill writes; not only that, I am very much a child - although an admittedly ancient specimen - of the 21st Century from a technological point of view. But this must surely serve as a paradigm of cultural arrogance - a model to which entities such as the ACoC can only hope to aspire.

My contention, voiced here at Gafcon, is that the views of a preacher (she is talking about J. I. Packer here) unlikely to be recognised by Cantuar and who according to David Virtue does not deign to use mobile, computer or any of the new technologies actually do not matter very much. But Virtue in the press room here at Gafcon tells me he is still important. Am interested in what readers here think and have posted full text of his remarks below.

I have a friend who, having worked in the computer industry for 30 years, has retired and now refuses to wear a digital watch. I still slave in the digital domain, but one day hope to join my friend and J. I. Packer in analogue-ville. It would be profoundly satisfying if the result of such a digital renunciation were that my views become as insignificant as J. I. Packer’s.