I’m still enjoying this snow we’ve had, but probably not as much as those holier than I, and so I couldn’t resist linking to this image–even though my sister-in-law beat me to it.
In the meantime, I’m with the U.K. priest when it comes to okaying certain shoplifting scenarios. I’m also with the commenter who recalled the quote from the priceless O Brother, Where Art Thou?: “Even if that did square with the Lord, the state of Mississippi is a little more hard nosed.” I’m also with the police, who said that people “should turn to charitable organizations and government agencies for help, rather than take matters into their own hands…. To do this would make the downward spiral even more rapid, both on an individual basis and on society as a whole.” But mostly I’m with the priest: “The point I’m making is that when we shut down every socially acceptable avenue for people in need, then the only avenue left is the socially unacceptable one.”
