PUT A PALM CROSS IN YOUR CAR!

From: LINEN ON THE HEDGEROW

Or, in your office, on your work station, on the tea trolley, put one anywhere (respectable, that is) and show that you are proud of your faith.

64 year old electrician, Colin Atkinson has a palm cross on the dashboard of his company van and now faces a disciplinary hearing because of it. Is it perhaps a health and safety issue? No....it does not obscure anything but it DOES reveal something..it shows that he is a follower of Jesus Christ and that appears to be something that his employers will not stand for despite the fact that his boss, by the name of Mr Doody (change your name man!) has a Che Guevara poster on his office wall. Now, to say that I am rather opposed to Che Guevara is something of an understatement. His bearded face looks out from just about every student bedroom but few seem bothered by the fact that, among his many misdemeanours, this thug machine gunned some 300 men women and children in a brutal act of murder most foul.


I am not familiar with Mr Atkinson's company premises but, if I know electricians, I would wager that a few walls will also have the odd saucy calendar or porno pin-ups decorating it.

Of course, that's all OK....but when it comes to a palm cross in your van or wearing a crucifix chain...then it's you for the high jump!

So maybe we Catholics should fight back and show some solidarity with Mr A. You do see one or two cars with a rosary hanging from the rear view mirror however, I don't think that is particularly good. But a rosary or small crucifix discreetly bluetacked to the dashboard might be a habit worth cultivating.

Or a "Tenner" slipped over an indicator switch (my preferred mode) is also good, one does not need to be blatant about it.

That does provide me with one headache, however, do you think that a four foot high statue of St Therese de Lisieux is a bit OTT?