The Guardian has a stunningly good editorial on #occupylondon and St Paul's this morning summarised in this one short section:
This rather messy and absurd situation has handed the dean and chapter of St Paul's a truly historic opportunity to discredit Christianity in this country. They seem determined to take it.
So true.
Choice time for St Paul's. And the good news this morning is it sounds like Giles Fraser may resign if St Paul's seeks to evict the protestors. If that's true I have to take back some of the things I've said about him and aim them all at the Dean. He would prove himself to be a man of conviction after all.
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Can you explain what St Pauls has to do with anything they are protesting against? Why aren’t they in front of the Bank of England or Goldman Sachs etc? Why should St Paul’s be shut? Can you also explain why only one tent was occupied last night? Pathetic.
The Guardian has quite aptly described the current situation and, if true, the rumour that Giles Fraser may resign over the issue all but confirms the suspicion that he made his press statement last Saturday under duress.
All in all it’s a very sorry situation, now with even the Bishop of London wading in. We need to see this episode as a stand-off between St Paul’s and the protesters. It is obvious, though, that the Cathedral has the upper hand on power here, and the ability to act in a more transparent and constructive way than it has done in the past week or so.
As you note Richard .. A good editorial.
“The Church of England needs to be part of this discussion, for its own sake and for the sake of the country.”
or
“St Paul’s will become if the protesters are evicted to make room for empty pomp: a whited sepulchre, where morality and truth count for nothing against the convenience of the heritage industry.”
But just how many people in modern Britain care about the love of God?
“But just how many people in modern Britain care about the love of God?”
Apparently far fewer than those who care about the love of money!
The protestors are outside St Paul’s because they are not allowed any closer to the London Stock Exchange situated (for those who don’t know London) in Paternoster Square close to Cathedral in the City of London.
In fact any part of the iniquitous City is entirely appropriate place to occupy; St Paul’s being an isolated sanctuary in a seat of evil.
Power and influence enables the City to call on powers not available to lesser mortals!
The City is the new God — but not the loving caring Christian God — but a greedy and malicious God.