Yo George!
‘Rebranding’ for St George-Comment-Faith-TimesOnline
...It is time for the patron saint of England to be “rebranded” as a persecuted representative of Britain’s ethnic minorities, a black dissenter who rebelled against the abuse of power.Ekklesia, the influential theological think-tank, today calls for St George, who appeared to the Crusader army at Antioch in the 11th century and was adopted as the patron saint of soldiers, to be given a makeover. Out must go the dragon, the crusades and the associations with patriotism and Empire. Instead St George’s Day should become a “day of dissent” when England celebrates its noble, alternative tradition of rebellion against the abuse of power,...
I'm not sure why we can't quite rightly celebrate our rebellious streak alongside patriotism, I certainly intend to tomorrow at a Gentleman's Lunch...