The Church of England has launched a text message service to encourage more people to participate in Lent. Aimed at people "who might not go to church" it is part of a multi-media campaign including colourful booklets (crayons not included) and an interactive website. It is backed by Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York (a sure fire winner then). Mobile phone users will be able to register to begin receiving daily suggestions for actions to mark the season. They include giving up your place in a traffic jam or queue (not likely), having a TV-free day (what no Corrie! now that's blasphemy), taking part in an environmental clean-up (picking up other peoples discarded kebabs), watching the news (I thought they said no TV? Not like the Christan's to contradict themselves. Hmm....eye for an eye/turn the other cheek) and praying about what you see (Roy Walker of the pulpit), or leaving a £1 coin in a shopping trolley for someone to find (easy for the Alzheimer sufferers). Launching the campaign, Love Life Live Lent, the archbishops said the small actions could add up to make a bigger difference. They said: "It's all too easy to feel we are powerless to make a difference. But the truth is, with God's help we can change the world a little bit each day.
Except, of course, if you're in the gays, in which case you are going to burn in hell regardless
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