{"id":14746,"date":"2011-10-29T00:22:16","date_gmt":"2011-10-29T04:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=14746"},"modified":"2011-10-29T00:22:16","modified_gmt":"2011-10-29T04:22:16","slug":"the-st-pauls-occupation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/the-st-pauls-occupation\/","title":{"rendered":"The St. Paul\u2019s occupation"},"content":{"rendered":"

From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Fears that St Paul\u2019s Cathedral will become a \u2018new Dale Farm<\/a>\u2019 deepened today after a legal battle began to evict protesters camped outside.<\/p>\n

The City of London Corporation and cathedral officials each decided to go ahead with court actions as the landmark reopened after being closed for a week because of the anti-capitalist demonstration.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019m surprised no-one has thought of the obvious solution. Get Canon Giles Fraser back to preach non-stop outdoor sermons to the occupiers. They would be gone within the hour.<\/p>\n

Here is the Guardian\u2019s latest comment on the attempt to oust the protesters. For once, they have it about right.<\/p>\n

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The whole episode reminds me a little of the delightful 1963 film, Heavens Above: in it the new vicar played by Peter Sellers invites a group of displaced gypsies to live in the vicarage with the inevitable consequences. The whole thing is on Youtube. Here is part 4:<\/p>\n

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