Priest in Britain Advises Congregation to Shoplift

[웃 910]

A priest in Britain is under fire Monday for advising his congregation to shoplift in tough economic times, the Daily Mail reports.

Father Tim Jones, a 41-year-old clergyman at St. Lawrence Church in York, England, said that shoplifting — rather than prostitution or burglary — is sometimes the best option for poor people struggling to make ends meet, according to the Web site.

"My advice as a Christian priest is to shoplift," Jones reportedly told churchgoers during his Sunday sermon. "I do not offer such advice because I think that stealing is a good thing, or because I think it is harmless, for it is neither."

"I would ask that they do not steal from small family businesses, but from large national businesses — knowing that the costs are ultimately passed on to the rest of us in the form of higher prices," he continued.

"I would ask them not to take any more than they need, for any longer than they need ... My advice does not contradict the Bible's eighth commandment because God's love for the poor and despised outweighs the property rights of the rich."

Jones' sermon, meanwhile, has been blasted by police, the British Retail Consortium and a local MP who all say that shoplifting is a crime regardless of circumstances.

Full Article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...n-shoplift.html

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

Some folks' Bibles are apparently full of asterisks beside all the salient points...

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

Fire that man! Even non Christians know not to steal! Shame on him!

[Nagishkaw 510]

[NickD 203]

Seen young kids arrested and handcuffed for swiping a candy bar, but if you are a politician caught for accepting millions in bribes, you get a letter of reprimand, in really bad cases, you may be requested to resign. Better not try to short the IRS a dime on your income tax either.

[JVKn'CVO 11]

Nice

Saludos,

Caro