The favorite game of Anglicans who are up to something is to play the victim. Dave Walker is up to something. He is an Anglican. So, naturally, he is claiming to be a victim.

In this case, he claims in a blog entry that someone has taken a folding chair from his palatial tent. He further claims that this was replaced by an volume containing the Holy Communion service from the Alternative Service Book. We sent a crack team of investigators to investigate this situation. This is what we found.

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Yesterday Ruth Gledhill wrote another breathless column about the goings-on of the Lambeth Conference. In the absence of tabloid-worthy news, it must be created ex nihilo. At one point, she mentions “Rutherford College where the bishops are now enjoying one of their thrice-daily three-course meals.”

Well, not exactly. We’re talking about dorm food. The bishops line up (or “queue”) with plastic trays. They get their food, cafeteria style, featuring what you’d expect in a nice college residential food service. I don’t think you can fairly describe a plastic tray full of food as a “three course meal.” Particularly at breakfast, this description becomes a real stretch.

For the sake of research (because I care about you, dear reader) I abandoned the staff dining room for dinner yesterday. I wanted to photograph one of the Gledhill three-course meals. This is what I ate:

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This just about does it.

By the way, no one has more thorough rabbit coverage than 7WD. Stay tuned here for the latest in rabbit news at the Lambeth Conference.

More Lambeth Conference 2008 photos here. Hat tip to Hoosier Musings.