The vestal virgins of St Paul's
By Mark Vernon on Saturday, October 22 2011, 09:32 - In the news - Permalink
There is a striking sense of anger at the closure of St Paul's cathedral, even in secular quarters, directed against the dean and chapter. It feels like they are our vestal virgins, supposed to keep the flame of the city alight, not hand it over to health and safety.
Funny how myths stay alive.
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What would Jesus do?
I've got a funny feeling he'd be in a tent!
I'm not sure that's actually right. 'Render to Caesar' etc. I take it that he had no economic or political programme (some say there's none from the protesters too, of course.) In a strange sort of way, parking yourself outside a cathedral for days on end in protest against the City is, in fact, serving Mammon, at least in the sense of making it so important that this is what you're prepared to do.
Hi I am preparing my sermon as a methodist local preacher in Falmouth Cornwall and cannot believe how relevant what is happening at St Paul's is to the lectionary readings-focusing on amos and learning of his fight for social justice- the paralells with today are so clear.
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