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  • 15 Mar 2012
    An open letter to St Paul's Cathedral

    Tammy Semede, part of the Occupy movement, who met regularly with representatives from St Paul's prior to the recent eviction in London, reflects on the way the cathedral behaved and illustrates the disillusionment that this has caused among a good number of people who had hoped for properly Christian behaviour from a Christian institution.

  • 14 Mar 2012
    Anglican clergy back Christians evicted from steps of St Paul's

    St Paul’s Cathedral have received a letter from five Christians who were removed by police as they prayed on the cathedral steps during the 'Occupy' eviction.

  • 12 Mar 2012
    Invulnerable people

    Regular readers of my blog (a small but much appreciated group!) may wonder if I've got a bit obsessed with the Occupy eviction and my forced removal from the steps of St Paul's Cathedral. Looking back now, I realise that my last five blog entries have been about it.

  • 12 Mar 2012
    New Dean of St Paul's critcised over comments on Occupy

    The newly appointed Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London has defended the forced removal of the Occupy London Stock Exchange camp.

  • 10 Mar 2012
    New Dean of St Paul's defends eviction

    I admire David Ison, who was appointed Dean of St Paul's Cathedral earlier this week, for speaking up for same-sex marriage in his first national media interview after being appointed. I'm sorry that he ruined it within days by defending the forced eviction of Occupy London Stock Exchange in language that manages to be both evasive and insulting.

  • 1 Mar 2012
    Another unclear response from St Paul's Cathedral

    Following the clamour since Tuesday morning about the involvement of St Paul’s in the eviction of Occupy London Stock Exchange, the cathedral have now released another statement. It is longer than yesterday’s statement, but completely fails to answer the questions that are being asked from all sides.

  • 29 Feb 2012
    Pressure grows on St Paul's Cathedral over role in Occupy eviction

    The authorities at St Paul's Cathedral have failed to respond to calls for clear answers about their role in the eviction of Occupy London Stock Exchange.

  • 28 Feb 2012
    Occupy eviction: The cathedral's statement makes collusion evident

    It is now clear that the authorities at St Paul’s Cathedral were complicit in this morning’s violent eviction of the Occupy London Stock Exchange camp.

  • 28 Feb 2012
    Urgent questions for St Paul's Cathedral

    I have been forcibly removed from buildings by police on several occasions, but never before have I been dragged from the steps of a church as I knelt in prayer. I am profoundly shocked to have been dragged from my knees as I prayed about economic injustice on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral.

  • 28 Feb 2012
    Digitally and humanly 'live' from the Occupy eviction

    Well, it wasn't quite the evening, night and morning that I'd planned... but just as I was about to go to bed the news came through that the forcible eviction of the St Paul's Cathedral Occupy camp was about to happen, and everything changed.