THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
One of the problems that has beset the Church of England and has been responsible for its decline, is that it gradually ceased to preach Christianity and instead preferred to preach political correctness and socialism.
Sometimes this can become quite far out, and as ludicrous as the looniest of the Loony Left in London in the 1980s. In particular, the C of E has taken the politically correct line on race. An example of this might be the prayers for asylum seekers, which called for ‘open borders’ and for congregations to carry out ‘acts of solidarity’. The specially written prayer book was launched in 2002 and was supported by the Roman Catholic church.
One of the editors of the book, Richard Solly, claimed: ‘Some refugees are here because of their faith. Churches should advocate for them and speak to those in government who say they are Christian, yet treat them with cold, callous, brutality’.
One asylum prayer reads: ‘Help us to work to create cities...where all cultures and traditions are honoured and celebrated on soulful, carnival streets where gay couples can dance to the beat of their hearts...May differences of language and of culture become more and more a richness to be celebrated rather than a threat to be feared’.
Simon Heffer has recently written an article about the failings of the Church of England in the Daily Mail. That article has provoked responses from 2 clergy. One, Rev Andy Kelso, acknowledged that those who were prepared to defend this country’s Christian heritage ‘are rarely heard’.
The other was from the Rt Rev Peter Prince, who argued that the C of E remains ‘committed to our mission of communicating the Christian Gospel in word and action’, and that it ‘will continue to speak out on issues of vital importance, including abortion, euthanasia, asylum, immigration and community relations’.
Of those issues listed as vitally important, 3 out of 5 involve race.
Further comment is not necessary.
Sometimes this can become quite far out, and as ludicrous as the looniest of the Loony Left in London in the 1980s. In particular, the C of E has taken the politically correct line on race. An example of this might be the prayers for asylum seekers, which called for ‘open borders’ and for congregations to carry out ‘acts of solidarity’. The specially written prayer book was launched in 2002 and was supported by the Roman Catholic church.
One of the editors of the book, Richard Solly, claimed: ‘Some refugees are here because of their faith. Churches should advocate for them and speak to those in government who say they are Christian, yet treat them with cold, callous, brutality’.
One asylum prayer reads: ‘Help us to work to create cities...where all cultures and traditions are honoured and celebrated on soulful, carnival streets where gay couples can dance to the beat of their hearts...May differences of language and of culture become more and more a richness to be celebrated rather than a threat to be feared’.
Simon Heffer has recently written an article about the failings of the Church of England in the Daily Mail. That article has provoked responses from 2 clergy. One, Rev Andy Kelso, acknowledged that those who were prepared to defend this country’s Christian heritage ‘are rarely heard’.
The other was from the Rt Rev Peter Prince, who argued that the C of E remains ‘committed to our mission of communicating the Christian Gospel in word and action’, and that it ‘will continue to speak out on issues of vital importance, including abortion, euthanasia, asylum, immigration and community relations’.
Of those issues listed as vitally important, 3 out of 5 involve race.
Further comment is not necessary.
posted by erc @ 12:00 am
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