REMOVE THE BADEN-POWELL STATUE
Finally the truth that the powerful have tried to suppress over the ears, is oozing out, like a poison that has contaminated the bedrock of our society. We no longer want to tolerate in our public spaces those whose lives or views we would find repugnant today. Nor do we want to tolerate the propaganda, dissembling and lies that the powerful feed our children in order to maintain the status quo. Enough of this tired prejudiced old world. We are on the threshold of a new one, in which the old symbols, icons and individuals that have been airbrushed and misrepresented are finally removed and we can emerge into a brighter, fairer more inclusive world built on principles of justice, equality, facts and truth. It will be regrettable if those involved in the best of the Scouting movement chose to damage the credibility of their work by defending the indefensible truth about Baden-Powell. It will show themselves to be just another reactionary force trying desperately to bolster up the crumbling pillars of yesterday's world, instead of placing themselves as pioneers of the new.
The Scouts have chosen to defend the statue of a Nazi sympathiser, a Hitler supporter and a homophobe. Perhaps parents need to realise the nature of this organisation and the potential danger to their children of becoming involved. Scouting should not be a reactionary force in society, but at the forefront of social development and positive reform. Regrettably it is not.
ARCHBISHOP JONATHAN BLAKE - MY LIFE - PART ONE
ARCHBISHOP JONATHAN BLAKE - MY LIFE - PART TWO
I AM PROUD OF MY WRITING, FOR JESUS’S SAKE, THAT HAS HAD ME FOUND INNOCENT IN HEAVEN, BUT TWICE A CRIMINAL ON THE EARTH. THE FIRST IN 1990 WHEN I WROTE A BIBLICAL TEXT ON THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT IN PEACEFUL PROTEST ABOUT THE BOMBING OF YOUNG IRAQI RECRUITS DURING THE FIRST GULF WAR. THE SECOND, IN 2016 WHEN I WROTE ON MY BLOG, TO ALERT THE PUBLIC ABOUT A PAEDOPHILE, AND WAS SUCCESSFUL IN FORCING THE AUTHORITIES TO STOP HIM HAVING ACCESS TO CHILDREN. THERE WAS ALMOST A THIRD! IN 1997, WHEN I WAS ARRESTED FOR NAILING MY PROPOSALS FOR REFORM OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ON THE DOOR OF CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL. WORDS ARE POWERFUL MESSAGES THAT CHALLENGE CORRUPTION, CONFRONT THE WICKED AND CREATE A BETTER WORLD. JESUS IS THE WORD OF GOD AND HIS FOLLOWERS ARE CALLED TO COMMUNICATE HIS WORDS, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE COST.
"You brave, courageous and wonderful man. To stand up for the truth in the face of suppression and oppression is truly an act of a pure heart."
posted by Bishop Jonathan Blake | 1:54 PM
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