Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Rev. Robin Hood

If war and murder can be morally "justified" why not theft?

I understand the point this priest is making BUT talk about going off the ranch. If nothing else it'll serve to draw more attention to the hardships faced by the poor.

From the MSNBC and BBC...
For a priest in northern England, the commandment that dictates "thou shalt not steal" isn't exactly written in stone. The Rev. Tim Jones caused an uproar by telling his congregation that it is sometimes acceptable for desperate people to shoplift — as long as they do it at large national chain stores, rather than small, family businesses.

Speaking to his congregation on Sunday, Father Jones said: "My advice, as a Christian priest, is to shoplift. "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 national businesses, knowing that the costs are ultimately passed on to the rest of us in the form of higher prices.

"If one has exhausted every legal opportunity to get money and you're still in a desperate situation it is a better moral thing to do to take absolutely no more than you need for no longer than you need," he said.

An interview with Rev. Jones from the BBC...


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