Tanya Gold Tanya Gold

Food: Occupy dinner

issue 26 November 2011

What to say about Occupy London? I support it, because I always judge a movement by the quality of its enemies, and also because its position at St Paul’s cathedral makes a certain type of writer wander around, pondering, ‘What would Jesus do about Occupy?’ There have been many articles asking ‘What would Jesus do about Occupy?’ The answer, of course, is very simple. Jesus (or rather Joshua) of Nazareth was Jewish. So, when faced with any problem, including the implosion of the global financial system and the erection of lots of tents near St Paul’s cathedral, he’d eat something. He’d eat something anyway. The Bible is full of stories of Jesus stuffing his face. That the Bible does not have him saying ‘Don’t fill up on bread’ at the Last Supper is merely, in my view, an editorial omission.

So, Jesus would go to the restaurant at Occupy (I am guessing it is called Occupy, although there is no sign) and eat something.

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