Archbishop of Canterbury Compensating Carribbean Nations
Jan 23, 2023 3:47:35 GMT
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Post by Séamus on Jan 23, 2023 3:47:35 GMT
"A move by the Church of England to pay £100million in compensation for it's historic links with slavery has sparked criticism from cash-strapped parishes. The money is to be shared out between Caribbean countries and communities over the next nine years as the Church of England sets out to atone for it's shameful past....rev. Marcus Walker,a founder of the campaign group Save The Parish,said,'After decades of telling us that there is no money to fund the churches and priests who keep the church alive on the front line, suddenly they've found £100 million behind the back of the sofa. Only last year they told us they couldn't afford to fund the £12million which would have cleared all the [covid lockdown] deficits...' " Sarah O'Grady international express
Most of the association,the article also explains,is through a 1704 investment scheme set up for poorer churches.
(Other statistics given are of interest: clergy has dropped by nearly 6,000,while paid staff has increased by a similar level,since 1959, despite Anglican orders being opened to just about everybody, married,single,male,female).
Archbishop Welby of Canterbury has expressed his sorrow for the slavery links... I hope these Carribbean nations have current stable government,or he might be twice as sorry at where the money goes.
"... museum chiefs in the UK have stopped using the word 'mummy' to describe the remains of ancient Egyptians,all in the name of respect. The British Museum said it dehumanised the dead and was an unwelcome throwback to Britain's colonial past. The phrase deemed acceptable is mummified person" the west Australian Jan 21
It would be nice to think that these two stores express a renewed belief in the immortal soul and the dignity of the human person.
Somehow I doubt it,and heaven knows what avalanche of compensations might be expected of governments and churches,even simply for keeping Judeo-Christian ethics,when it all starts off.
Golden crocodiles,they snap their teeth on your cigarette.
Most of the association,the article also explains,is through a 1704 investment scheme set up for poorer churches.
(Other statistics given are of interest: clergy has dropped by nearly 6,000,while paid staff has increased by a similar level,since 1959, despite Anglican orders being opened to just about everybody, married,single,male,female).
Archbishop Welby of Canterbury has expressed his sorrow for the slavery links... I hope these Carribbean nations have current stable government,or he might be twice as sorry at where the money goes.
"... museum chiefs in the UK have stopped using the word 'mummy' to describe the remains of ancient Egyptians,all in the name of respect. The British Museum said it dehumanised the dead and was an unwelcome throwback to Britain's colonial past. The phrase deemed acceptable is mummified person" the west Australian Jan 21
It would be nice to think that these two stores express a renewed belief in the immortal soul and the dignity of the human person.
Somehow I doubt it,and heaven knows what avalanche of compensations might be expected of governments and churches,even simply for keeping Judeo-Christian ethics,when it all starts off.
Golden crocodiles,they snap their teeth on your cigarette.
