Christianity is a bulwark against the liberal elite who believe only in the modish creed of the day,

 As a younger man I lost my faith, but now I see that Christianity is a bulwark against the liberal elite who believe only in the modish creed of the day, writes A.N. WILSON

There have been plenty of processions in the streets of London and other British cities lately, mainly of noisy protesters supporting the strikes. But the most exciting processions, surely, are those that are led by palms and donkeys in the week before Easter.

These are the really subversive demos — against the false values that dominate our age. Not only of materialism but also the values of the smug liberal elite who govern the way we are supposed to think about the world.

The more embattled Christianity is, the more it seems threatened by our obsession with material goods and the atheist mindset, the more I enjoy following these processions.

Last Sunday was Palm Sunday, when Christians remember Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey and being greeted by loud cries of Hosanna! from the enthusiastic crowds who threw down palms in front of him. It is always a high point in the year for me.

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