Archive for May, 2005

Another “blasphemous” ad

The excellent Pagan Prattle carries an amusing story today, not quite within the MWW remit (it’s from Sierra Leone) but worth a blog on this quiet bank holiday Monday.

The World News reports that the Sierra Leon tax office is trying to shame Christians into paying their taxes with a Matthew 22:17-21-quoting newspaper ad (“Render unto Caesar..” etc) which concludes:

All Christians should follow the teachings and example of Jesus Christ. This week: pay your taxes.

Methodist pastor, Cyrl William described the ad as “blasphemy”, and called on the tax dept to drop the ad.