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2007-03-25 Britain

Archdruid attacks Blair's 'unforgiving, materialistic' Britain

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Posted by Dave D. 2007-03-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 You can almost hear the old shaman shaking his feathers and rattling his gourds as he flounders for relevance, and undermining his case with cultural-left drivel in the process.

He probably has no idea that church leaders like him are part of the very problems he laments.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2007-03-25 02:22|| 2007-03-25 02:22|| Front Page Top

#2 "We are unhappy and mistrustful about our educational system, our health care services and police - let alone our representatives in government."

Actually, I am mainly unhappy and mistrustful of my supposed religious leaders.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-03-25 02:32|| 2007-03-25 02:32|| Front Page Top

#3 When Christian leaders quit their lemminig like following of what used to be called "Liberation Theology" (among other names), maybe, just maybe they will realize the flocks they tend are'nt as sheep like as they thought.

Posted by WolfDog">WolfDog 2007-03-25 11:35|| 2007-03-25 11:35|| Front Page Top

#4 I have a policy, I NEVER listen to ANY 'Religious Leader" they don't speak for GOD, only for themselves.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-03-25 13:05|| 2007-03-25 13:05|| Front Page Top

#5 I actually agree with some of the things he says - but often for completely different reasons. I know he's talking about Britain, but I think much of it applies to America quite well.

"We don't feel that the great institutions of our society are working for us," he says in a book published this week.

"We are unhappy and mistrustful about our educational system, our health care services and police - let alone our representatives in government. ...

He warns that the public increasingly feel that the political system does not work for them"

I agree with the conclusion. However, I don't buy the collectivist utopian ideals (which he seems to believe in) behind many of them. I feel they were NEVER working for us - they were working, directly or indirectly, for power itself or as a way to buy support for continued power. As for the political system: I feel it's all but beyond our (the voters) control - almost a governmental singularity, to borrow Vinge's idea.

The archbishop expresses concern about society. "We seem to be tolerant of all sorts of behaviour, yet are deeply unforgiving," he says. "People demand legal redress for human errors and oversights."

I really can't argue with those points at all.

Posted by xbalanke 2007-03-25 13:16|| 2007-03-25 13:16|| Front Page Top

#6 "'Unforgiving, materialistic' Britain"

...he says in a book published this week.

Should be a best seller since the old "turning on an allie" theme is always a big money making "human interest" story.

Sounds very unforgiving and very materialistic.

Posted by Ho Chi Glager5496 2007-03-25 13:28|| 2007-03-25 13:28|| Front Page Top

#7 Do you ever wonder if in the dark of the night, "leaders" like this consider why every year there are fewer are willing to follow them?

Posted by rwv 2007-03-25 23:17|| 2007-03-25 23:17|| Front Page Top

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