God's constructive dismissal
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1414877,00.html
The suggested new ten commandments derive from the inane,
bumper-sticker morality of modern life
Zoe Williams
Tuesday February 15, 2005
The Guardian
There's something quite diverting about hearing Jon Snow have a go at
the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams - like finding out that an
extremely long-standing couple of very great mutual affection actually
bicker like a soap opera when they're at home.
But let's take sides here. Snow wanted Williams for his The New Ten
Commandments programme, due to be aired at the end of the month, in
which all the "major faith groups" will debate the place of the
commandments in modern life. Williams refused. Considerable work has
gone into this endeavour, not least a large-scale poll of the public,
to see if we can't thrash out some new rules that take into account
modern conditions, such as that most of our neighbours don't even have
any oxen.
Zoe Williams
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