I heard an interesting BBC segment on the radio yesterday (Nov. 2nd). It was a live broadcast from outside St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, coupled with “people on the street” interviews from Kenya. The subject was the ongoing “occupation protests” that have swirled around the Cathedral for some time now and the reaction of the church. The focus quickly became the question, “How should St. Paul’s specifically (and Christianity in general) respond to the grievances of the protestors?” I found one of the early answers, echoed throughout the interview, intriguing? One of the Kenyans interviewed said, “Jesus always took the side of the poor; if the Church is going to represent Christ, so should it.”
While I have to admit that I have not followed the “occupation protest” closely, I have gotten the impression that they do, at least in part, relate to money and the established financial systems. And if that is true, then it seems to me, the presenting question (“How should the Church respond?”) is relevant. The intriguing part to me is the answer and whether I/you/we agree. If we don’t what are we disagreeing with? If we do, why and how should we express that agreement? I ask these questions because the interview reminded me of the famous Edmund Burke quotation, “All that is required for evil to triumph, is for good people to do nothing.”
What I would like to do at this point is see if any of us have any thoughts we would be willing to share in this forum and answer that was offered. My understanding is that you can reply to this post and
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