Ancient Beliefs Modern Principles
What I love most about the Occupy London Stock Exchange protest in front of St Pauls is the big banners draped from tents that say “What Would Jesus Do?” These are hand made out of cloth and clearly not done at a large format printing shop, but they open up an important debate about the nature of the church and religious beliefs in an era of great change. Religion is about faith, and Christianity is about believing in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, so can you take part of it and leave the rest behind? If the church expects its practitioners to have the faith to believe the the earth was created by an almighty power, surely it should have the faith to stand up to corporate interests and corporate greed?
What is remarkable is asking the church to be accountable for its beliefs, even if you don’t necessarily agree with them. It is entirely hypocritical to believe that all life is sacred, yet at the same time support the death penalty. It is breathtakingly beautiful to watch the visual displays of the protests asking the church to be accountable as a moral force in an immoral world.
It is obvious that some of the protesters have a solid background in graphic design and are able to create sophisticated displays like the monopoly set pictured above, making use of the best technology available, others do carry a very heart felt message like the person who dressed as Jesus and reminded us all of what he actually did do in his life time. Historically, I have believed in evolution, as an educated person. I also believe in the magical and the mystical, so I don’t discount the possibility of a supreme being who got this beautiful experience called life under way. The Church has an amazing opportunity here to attract people and act with a higher moral order, I hope they don’t waste it.
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