Commons motion 666 calls for disestablishment of CofE

Ed: Haven't had a chance to check whether this is true or an 'urban legend' in the making, but it is carried in the Independent here as well.

Eyebrows were raised in the House of Commons on Thursday when a motion calling for the Church of England to be disestablished was listed with the number 666, symbol of the AntiChrist.

"This number is supposed to be the mark of the Devil. It looks as though God or the Devil have been moving in mysterious ways," said Bob Russell, a Liberal Democrat MP among those proposing the motion for debate.

"What is even stranger is that this motion was tabled last night when MPs were debating blasphemy," he added. Read more
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