Tory heretic Baker says Church of England could lose official status for criticising Brexit
Steve Baker: what’s the line I’m looking for? “Before he demands the bishops remove the mote from their eye, he should remove the plank from his own”?
Perhaps Steve Baker should be excommunicated? His true religion appears to be Brexit, anyway.
After Church of England bishops spoke out in the House of Lords against Boris Johnson’s ridiculous ‘Australia-style’ (read: ‘no deal’) Brexit, the oily Baker slithered straight to The Times with his ridiculous suggestion.
The Times is behind a paywall, which limits the damage. I certainly won’t pay Rupert Murdoch any money just to see what he said… but then I don’t have to. Here’s what he said:
“Of course they’re entitled to their political views while they sit in the House of Lords.
“If people don’t want them to have these views, perhaps the prime minister ought to move to a paving motion on the disestablishment of the Church of England.”https://t.co/EJLFbfXQmE pic.twitter.com/y5znrcJRq7
— Patrick Maguire (@patrickkmaguire) October 20, 2020
I don’t know why Tories say stupid things like this, though. It only lays them wide open to mockery and ridicule, viz.:
Steve Baker claims to be a born again Christian.
However he wants his Church, the Church of England & a supposed bastion of English values, *punished* for heresy against his true, unquestionable god, Brexit.
— 🇪🇺🇺🇦Sir Somewhat Mutineerish Person -48%-#FBPE (@EdwardBedivere) October 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/Amysterypenguin/status/1318478941896740864
OK Steve Baker….
What F is a type of dictatorial politics that typically wishes to crush opposition and any groups or people, that have the front to question/criticise?
@SteveBakerHW https://t.co/D71lzin9eE pic.twitter.com/4nrVWOU9i1
— Peter O’Hanraha-hanrahan (@PeterOHanrahaH) October 20, 2020
I'm all for bible-bashing if Steve Baker is the individual we bash with bibles. https://t.co/VhRESHFtrc
— Ian Hall (@Ian64) October 20, 2020
We're past the:
Destroy business
Destroy experts
Destroy Irish peace
Destroy Liberals
Destrow House of Lords
Destroy independent judiciary
Destroy "do-gooders"
Destroy the Union
..stagesWe've now reached the Destroy the Church of England bit of Brexit.https://t.co/wR2QRFsevH
— Nick🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 (@nicktolhurst) October 20, 2020
Guys, it’s Steve Baker. Whatever it is it ain’t gonna happen. pic.twitter.com/oKSkm9XpDs
— Ben (@Jamin2g) October 20, 2020
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Blo Jo’s circus is full of clowns – dangerous, stupid and nasty clowns. I’d never even heard of Steve Baker before, but he has the right pedigree, been to clown college and got himself elected. No mean feat for a clown.
Ah the arch bishop of cant opened his mouth great pity it wasn’t about this lot culling his flock through benefits denial oh dear