Thy father, thou art in Tescos.....

[xoggoth]

Tesco and religion? Excuse for a link to one of the most brilliant short stories ever written.

Looking for meaning

[wobbegong]

‘It just seems such a shame for this beautiful building to be turned into a Tesco.

‘It seems like you can’t go anywhere in England today without being within spitting distance of one.

‘I understand that having the building empty is no good for anyone, but it seems odd that a former church is being used to sell cigarettes, alcohol and lottery tickets.

‘It feels like just another step in the increasing marginalisation of Christianity in our community.

‘I suppose it represents people’s priorities nowadays – the convenience of being able to buy their bread a few miles closer is more important than prayer and religion.’

- James Rippon, a 36-year-old accountant who lives nearby

James Rippon is clearly a numpty of the highest order who really needs to understand that if anyone is at 'fault' here, it's the Church for selling it in the first place. As for "increasing marginalisation of Christianity in our community" why did they sell it, declining attendance, that's why. Not really the fault of a supermarket, rather the community that James thinks he is the mouthpiece for.

[SueEllen]

But he added: ‘Although it is sad, it is only a building. You could say it is not appropriate to have a Tesco Express in it but once it is sold it is no longer under our control.’

I suppose they would have preferred it to become a pub/nightclub for drunken young people.

[DimPrawn]

Tesco's pennies from heaven at the church that became a supermarket | Mail Online

I stumbled in and saw this at the back.