Those Anglican Dragons!
In today's Age:
The new head of the Anglican Church of Australia has delivered a strong warning against what he describes as the evils of materialism and the dangers of scientific advances.
In his first sermon as the youngest ever primate of the church in Australia, Archbishop Aspinall also denounced terrorism while describing "supposed security measures" among the evils of society.
Dr Aspinall, who was elected to lead the nation's four million Anglicans in July, delivered the sermon at St John's Cathedral in Brisbane last night.
He said today materialism was fast emerging as an evil "dragon" afflicting society.
"The scriptural image of the dragon is of a mythical figure who deceives people and leads people unknowingly, seduces them, into believing things that are actually detrimental to them," Dr Aspinall told ABC radio.
"And I think there are quite a few dragons of that sort.
"Well, I sighted a few last night - materialism, I think.
"If we think that material prosperity is the only kind of prosperity there is, if our wellbeing as a community and a society is entirely tied up with material wealth, then I think we are being deceived."
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