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Offline Martin

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Re: St Paul's Closes
« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2011, 00:39:03 »
Not sure I understand you Boudi.  Are you saying that you don't agree with the protestors in your town protesting about your hospital?

The thing is that the gospel is anti-capitalism, or, to put it in another way, it's anti-exploitation, anti-selfishness, anti-greed, pro-sharing, pro-underdog, pro-poor.  Oh I know that there are plenty of people, especially in the US, who don't think that, but it doesn't alter that fact that it is. 

Yes we do have a section of the church that doesn't agree with that, but I believe that Jesus would stand in solidarity with those who fight, peacefully, to change things.

Had the cathedral done that in the first place.  Had they followed Giles' example and welcomed the protestors, and even gone further in working with them to put pressure on the powers that be, then perhaps they would retain some relevance, some credibility  as fighters for right, justice and good.  As it is the CofE establisment has missed its opportunity and can be seen for the irrelevant bunch of compromised hypocrites they are.
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