How's this for 'odd news?' A priest in Britain is advising his congregation to shoplift if they need to. I kid you not. Here is his recommendation, as reported in the Daily Mail of London:"Father Tim Jones, a 41-year-old clergyman at St. Lawrence Church in York, England, said that shoplifting — rather than prostitution or burglary — is sometimes the best option for poor people struggling to make ends meet. 'My advice as a Christian priest is to shoplift,' Jones reportedly told churchgoers during his Sunday sermon. 'I do not offer such advice because I think that stealing is a good thing, or because I think it is harmless, for it is neither. I would ask that they do not steal from small family businesses, but from large national businesses — knowing that the costs are ultimately passed on to the rest of us in the form of higher prices,' he continued. 'I would ask them not to take any more than they need, for any longer than they need ... My advice does not contradict the Bible's eighth commandment because God's love for the poor and despised outweighs the property rights of the rich.'"
Hmmm. I wonder how God views this new interpretation of the 8th Commandment. I'm guessing Wal-Mart is not too happy with it, either.
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