The House of Commons became a bear pit.
The Prime Minister’s proroguing of Parliament was deemed unlawful by the Supreme Court at the end of September. Mayhem ensued as MPs were recalled. Boris Johnson wants a General Election. The opposition parties do not want one until a no-deal separation from the European Union is avoided. But it was the incandescent rage and abuse voiced by both sides in the chamber which caused alarm. The country is already divided and such staggering levels of unbridled fury can only make things worse – as this winter’s tale of bruising politics unfolds.
Sadly a bear-like Brexit anger can express itself among believers. I know of one Christian who experienced a lengthy meaningful silence followed by accusations of imbecility by another church member when he revealed which way he had voted in the Referendum. Evidently such is the magnitude of Brexit that we can afford to ignore the apostolic command to ‘make every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace’ (Eph. 4:3).
The re-emergence of heavy shepherds
What would you think if you received a letter from your church leaders that read like this? ‘Are church members …