Well another cleric has fallen. Instead of the government accepting responsibility for this mess. The people who work for God quit. They blinked first. If that is not an indictment on our society as a whole I do not know what is. Christians are to be ambassadors for the Jesus--to show love in an angry world, however at St Pauls they protect bricks and mortar. Somehow they forgot the church was inside us and the other thing are a building. One could cynically ask if it has something to do with decreased revenue when they shut the building down? that is too cynical even for me.
One is reminded of Jesus clearing the temple of the moneychangers and other businessman. He proclaimed his house a house of prayer, but they had made it into a den of thieves. The sins of the Father, visiting St Paul's. You would think they would be honored to offer shelter and comfort to people in distress as this economy has made our nation. What happened to the biblical concept of cities of refuge, or at the least, the church being the peoples sanctuary. What an opportunity to reach out as they clain they are tryng to do as a church. Wow what indeed would Jesus do. the protestors have opened a little city there, and the protesters are following the way whether they know it or not. If Jesus comes back tonight as he promised he would when he left, I think he would worry less about the "occupation" and more about those conspiring to make this protest needed. Does everyone agree with it? NO, but then in the UK not everyone agrees with the need for religion or buildings reserved for the church.
IN my native NY Mr Bloomberg made a critical error when he forgot to read the constitution of the nation NY occupies. What is happening is as american as the original tea party, not the numpty group that calls themselves that now to hide racial fears. Funny about that, until his fall from grace, it looked like they went out and got a token black man,(who frankly is about as politically astute as Sarah Palin). When will the repukes realize that America as a nation of voters will follow the man who shows he has a plan to end this poverty that no one on Wall street is warring against as long as they keep their jobs and high comfy bonuses whilst Americans are pushed out of their homes due to debt, debt forgiven their lenders in the bailouts?
In the bible, Yes that book again, in Chapter 18 of Matthew, verse 30ish, a man owed a great debt and was about to be thrown into prison. He pleaded for pity and his debt was forgiven. Another man comes along who owes the man with a great debt, and he owes him a pittance. When he tells the man he cannot repay him, the first man has him thrown into prison until every bit of that debt is repaid. Now no one is saying the man did not have the right to throw him in jail for his debt. The point is, the first man was forgiven a massive debt, as he deserved prison as well. But he could not show his debtor compassion that has been shown to him. This ancient parable reminds me of the current scandals in government especially the banking bail outs. We all are paying our debts, as well as the ones from Whitehall or Washington depending on your native land. IN response the banks refuse to give up the huge bonuses, saying it will drive good bankers out of banking. Well, if they were such good bankers would we have this ungodly mess? Why are we asking teachers and others who had contracted pension plans to tighten their belts as bankers carry on business as usual? Who is in charge here anyway? and there is an election which may surprise the status quo in Downing Street in London. Her is my fear. Does it matter if the Prime Minister is Labour, Conservative or Green party as long as they all advance the same man? Was Brown so different than Blair? Is Cameron so different than Clegg or Salmond? The main job of a politician once he is elected, is to prepare to be re-elected. He has little time left to even consider campaign promises as Cameron proved to the students who worked so hard to get him into number 10. (through Nick Clegg)Business as usual, no matter who occupies the Big House. So we all know tuition reform failed, and the list is eternal.
I think the promises of the current administration lasted as long as last nights fireworks, pretty to watch but nothing of substance. Full of sound and fury signifying nothing, although these were a celebration of a man who might have had a point after all.
One is reminded of Jesus clearing the temple of the moneychangers and other businessman. He proclaimed his house a house of prayer, but they had made it into a den of thieves. The sins of the Father, visiting St Paul's. You would think they would be honored to offer shelter and comfort to people in distress as this economy has made our nation. What happened to the biblical concept of cities of refuge, or at the least, the church being the peoples sanctuary. What an opportunity to reach out as they clain they are tryng to do as a church. Wow what indeed would Jesus do. the protestors have opened a little city there, and the protesters are following the way whether they know it or not. If Jesus comes back tonight as he promised he would when he left, I think he would worry less about the "occupation" and more about those conspiring to make this protest needed. Does everyone agree with it? NO, but then in the UK not everyone agrees with the need for religion or buildings reserved for the church.
IN my native NY Mr Bloomberg made a critical error when he forgot to read the constitution of the nation NY occupies. What is happening is as american as the original tea party, not the numpty group that calls themselves that now to hide racial fears. Funny about that, until his fall from grace, it looked like they went out and got a token black man,(who frankly is about as politically astute as Sarah Palin). When will the repukes realize that America as a nation of voters will follow the man who shows he has a plan to end this poverty that no one on Wall street is warring against as long as they keep their jobs and high comfy bonuses whilst Americans are pushed out of their homes due to debt, debt forgiven their lenders in the bailouts?
In the bible, Yes that book again, in Chapter 18 of Matthew, verse 30ish, a man owed a great debt and was about to be thrown into prison. He pleaded for pity and his debt was forgiven. Another man comes along who owes the man with a great debt, and he owes him a pittance. When he tells the man he cannot repay him, the first man has him thrown into prison until every bit of that debt is repaid. Now no one is saying the man did not have the right to throw him in jail for his debt. The point is, the first man was forgiven a massive debt, as he deserved prison as well. But he could not show his debtor compassion that has been shown to him. This ancient parable reminds me of the current scandals in government especially the banking bail outs. We all are paying our debts, as well as the ones from Whitehall or Washington depending on your native land. IN response the banks refuse to give up the huge bonuses, saying it will drive good bankers out of banking. Well, if they were such good bankers would we have this ungodly mess? Why are we asking teachers and others who had contracted pension plans to tighten their belts as bankers carry on business as usual? Who is in charge here anyway? and there is an election which may surprise the status quo in Downing Street in London. Her is my fear. Does it matter if the Prime Minister is Labour, Conservative or Green party as long as they all advance the same man? Was Brown so different than Blair? Is Cameron so different than Clegg or Salmond? The main job of a politician once he is elected, is to prepare to be re-elected. He has little time left to even consider campaign promises as Cameron proved to the students who worked so hard to get him into number 10. (through Nick Clegg)Business as usual, no matter who occupies the Big House. So we all know tuition reform failed, and the list is eternal.
I think the promises of the current administration lasted as long as last nights fireworks, pretty to watch but nothing of substance. Full of sound and fury signifying nothing, although these were a celebration of a man who might have had a point after all.
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