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Priest in Britain Advises Congregation to Shoplift

MyOwnDrum

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What do you think? When is it morally acceptable to shoplift? What items do you feel are necessary enough to justify stealing?

Priest in Britain Advises Congregation to Shoplift - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News - FOXNews.com

 


I have often wondered about this. Is it ok to steal food if you are starving... ok to steal a coat if you are freezing. Etc.

I think if I was a store manager, I might look the other way if I saw an obviously poor, emaciated person stealing.

What would you do?
 

If someone was stealing bare necessities, I would most definitely look the other way. If they were stealing steaks or some other more luxurious item, I would feel less sympathetic.
 
MyOwnDrum said:
If someone was stealing bare necessities, I would most definitely look the other way. If they were stealing steaks or some other more luxurious item, I would feel less sympathetic.
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Depends on what they are stealing. I don't think the homeless need Ralph Lauren jackets that cost $1000 a piece and then expect the store owner to look the other way.
 
Some people actually ask.
 
I don't mind stealing bread
From the mouths of decadence
But I can't feed on the powerless
When my cup's already overfilled,
But it's on the table
The fire is cooking
And they're farming babies
While slaves are working
Blood is on the table
And the mouths are choking
But I'm growing hungry
 
I agree with the priest.
 
Stealing is stealing. I disagree with the priest, completely.
 
I don't know how desperate the situation in the U.K. has become I would suggest the we all look around at the statistics in this country where the numbers on food stamps is approaching the all-time high of 10.5 percent of the population.

I have no idea what kind of programs they have in the U.K. but I know that since the majority of the system is socialist the living standards in part because of terrible taxes put many more people at risk than need be.

This should be a warning that this may be coming here soon if the push for Socialism/Communism is not recognized for the danger it poses and stopped before it's too late.

There should be no reason for people in a nation with the potential of the U.K. to have go hungry but those who do have a job are taxed to the point that charity by necessity must start and sadly remain at home.

I don't agree with the idea of promoting shoplifting. I would suggest a serious revolt against costly socialist policies, waste fraud and abuse, something like is coming here if people don't wake up soon to the massive and growing corruption in Washington.
 
Councilman said:
I don't know how desperate the situation in the U.K. has become ...

I have no idea what kind of programs they have in the U.K. ...

There should be no reason for people in a nation with the potential of the U.K. to have go hungry ...
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You could have sensibly stopped at either of the first two statements, but ignorance of the reality didn't prevent the parochial partisanity. The last statement (as edited) is accurate.
 
Priests should collect donations and distribute them to the poor. Or would that take too much work?
 

wow, you're the only other person i've ever met that knows that song
 
sazerac said:
Priests should collect donations and distribute them to the poor. Or would that take too much work?
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They do. People are cheap.
 
Hatuey said:
They do. People are cheap.
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I think you're right, Hatuey.It seems that the needs of the poor are growing faster than the donations.

I'm torn by this. While I do agree with Captain that stealing is stealing, sooner or later, there's going to be some sort of revolt. Hunger and thirst will drive man to do what is necessary to survive.
 

I've stolen food. I don't recommend it. I do highly, recommend working for it instead.
 
Hatuey said:
They do. People are cheap.
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particularly liberals. :mrgreen:



source


 
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Dutch said:
particularly liberals. :mrgreen:



source
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Maybe you could stay on topic instead of looking for ways to insult liberals. How incredibly immature.
 
I would have thought the welfare benefits in the UK preclude the need for that much theft. In the position that one must steal in order to steal to survive or to feed children, whilst I think its wrong I cant summon up a strong moral argument. I would rather people just took food that is thrown out in the way freegans do though.
 
I was sure "Thou shall not steal" was one of them there commandments Christians were supposed to follow.
 

Take them to lunch.
 
As for the comment.....this coming from someone whose fellow priests think it's okay to molest children, I'm not remotely surprised.
 
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