Bishop George Packard in full dress Episcopal bishop's uniform first over the fence, followed by Trinity clergy. Then busted. Bishop Packard was a military chaplain who served in Iraq.
Read it and watch it at Mother Jones
VIDEO: Mass Arrests Of Occupiers At Duarte Square
by Josh Harkinson
Here it is at The Telegraph (UK)
Bishop arrested during Occupy Wall Street protest
David Graeber was tweeting live on the scene.
'We are the 99 percent' chosen as year's top quote
By John Christoffersen Associated Press
An open letter from Archbishop Desmond Tutu to New York's Trinity Church urges the church to allow the Occupy protest in Duarte Park, which is owned by the Episcopalian parish:
Read it at BoingBoing
By Cory Doctorow
"This is truly a theological line in the sand," Ellick said in a recent release. "The gospel is about real-world transformation, not cosmetic charity. How is it that Trinity's real estate is worth over 10 billion dollars, and all they can do for Occupy is hand out hot chocolate?"Read it at AlterNet
6 Stories That You May Have Missed From the Occupy Movement
by Laureen Kelly
You don’t even need to be religious to understand -and embrace- the idea that "Whatsoever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." But many in the 1%, in their blind greed and endless schemes, have forgotten and closed their eyes to this, and to what the word "society" should really mean. Because of Occupy Wall Street, we are finally talking less about CUTS and more about BLEEDING. Instead of demanding m-o-r-e budget cuts -to be borne by the middle class and poor- we are FINALLY focusing on the shameful bleeding that the poor and middle class has endured for all too long. Instead of talking about even m-o-r-e cuts in the taxes of millionaires....we are now talking about fairness and justice - about an economy and a political system that is increasingly run for the rich, and by the rich. Instead of talking about LESS government, we are talking about a government that WORKS FOR ALL OF US, not just a favored few. Thank you OWS, for reminding us that people -ordinary working people- really DO matter, and for helping open our eyes to what’s really going on in this country. Trinity Church should look deep into its collective soul, do the right thing, and help OWS. If Christ were physically among us today, as He was 2000 years ago, He would be among the FIRST to climb those fences, and occupy Trinity’s Duarte Square. Of this I am certain...
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