We need spirituality, not a spending spree, Archbishop of Canterbury argues

Easter message counters Brown’s ‘call to shop’
The Times
April 13, 2009
Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent

The Archbishop of Canterbury has challenged Gordon Brown’s plans for Britain to spend its way out of the recession and instead called on consumers to curb their appetites.

Dr Rowan Williams used his Easter sermon to advocate a return to the spiritual values embraced by monastic communities — poverty, chastity and obedience.

His message was echoed by Church leaders around the country, putting them on a collision course with the Government and its solution to the economic crisis, which is to persuade shoppers to start buying again. the rest