WTF!?!? – Priest Advises Poor to Shoplift
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Police in the UK are outraged after an English priest advised his congregation that shoplifting is a form of survival, not a sin.
During his Sunday sermon, Reverend Tim Jones preached that people in dire need should shoplift, before committing a robbery or prostitution. Rev Jones added such an act committed by the poor would not be breaking the eighth commandment ‘thou shalt not steal.’ “My advice, as a Christian priest, is to shoplift – It is permissible for those who are in desperate situations to take food that they might not starve,” Rev Jones said. “I would ask them not to take any more than they need. I offer the advice with a heavy heart. Let my words not be misrepresented as a simplistic call for people to shoplift”
The renegade reverend stood strongly by his ‘against the grain’ opinion, blaming society for leaving many poor with little options for basic survival. “For many at the bottom of our social ladder, lawful, honest life can sometimes seem to be an apparent impossibility,” Rev Jones announced. “When people are released from prison, or find themselves suddenly without work or family support, then to leave them for weeks with inadequate or clumsy social support is monumental, catastrophic folly.” (more…)
