Occupy London SX on steps of St Paul's
by Kevin Williamson
The distinctly un-Christian attempts to evict the Occupy London Stock Exchange protesters from outside St Paul’s Cathedral have been an eye-opener, revealing ungodly facets of the modern day church’s worldly affairs.
Take the St Paul’s Board of Trustees. It reads like a who’s who of Money Lenders Inc:
Chairman
Sir John Stuttard: PWC partner, Former Lord Mayor of London.
Trustees
– The Right Reverend Graeme Knowles: Dean of St Paul’s
– Dame Helen Alexander DBE: Deputy chair of the CBI, director of Centrica plc
– Lord Blair of Boughton: Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner
– Roger Gifford: Investment banker, big in City of London
– John Harvey – ?
– Joyce Hytner OBE: Theatre director
– Gavin Ralston: Global Head of Product and leading international asset manager at Schroder Investment Management
– Carol Sergeant CBE: Chief Risk Director at Lloyds TSB, formerly Managing Director for Regulatory Process and Risk at the FSA
– John Spence OBE: Former Managing Director, Business Banking, LloydsTSB
To those lot we should perhaps wish them good luck in their attempts to get through the eye of a needle.
The theme of Christian charity (begins at home) looms large in today’s edition of The Independent (well worth a read) which sheds further light on the good followers of Jesus and where their priorities lie:
“To all intents and purposes St Paul’s owner, the Church of England, operates as an international corporation, with an investment fund of around £5.7bn secured through private equity income, stock exchange investments and a vast property portfolio.”
You could be forgiven for wondering what Saint Paul himself would think of all the worldly greed and legal might-throwing that is being done in his name.
“For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness” Saint Paul, Ephesians 6:12
What has christianity to do with ANY church? They exclude people on the basis of their gender, sexual orientation and anything else that doesn’t suit their narrow definition of a ‘christian’. I cannot believe that anyone is suprised by their actions; self-interest is a great motivator.
I’m more concerned that a place of worship charges an entry fee.
Long gone are the times when those down on their luck, could seek refuge and shelter in such ecclesiastical buildings munificence. Selfish Bxxxxxx. Totalitarian inverse.
There is too much Christianity in the world and not enough of Christ.
Michty me, the Canon Chancellor has resigned.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15472362
Lifted from Craig Murray.
God looked down at the sufferings of man, turned to the Devil, and said: “The plight of man moves me to compassion. I will send them Religion for consolation.”
“Good idea,” said the Devil, “I’ll organise it.”
The Church of England is the Tory party at prayer as they say. England’s more radical Christians have tended towards other forms of Protestantism, Methodism, Quakerism, Presbyterianism, Congregationalism etc etc