Skip to main content

Prime Minister's claim that Britain is a “Christian country” provokes protests

Prime Minister David Cameron is clearly positioning himself among vague, ambiguous Anglicans -- the Christian nature of the country is indisputable. In the last census 59% of people still self-identified as Christian. 

"I am a member of the Church of England," he wrote, "and, I suspect, a rather classic one: not that regular in attendance, and a bit vague on some of the more difficult parts of the faith." He went on to add: "I am not one for doctrinal purity, and I don't believe it is essential for evangelism about the Church's role in our society or its importance."

"The role that faith can play in helping people to have a moral code", only to immediately accept that "Of course, faith is neither necessary nor sufficient for morality."

"The importance of Christianity in our country" when "the Christian values of responsibility, hard work, charity, compassion, humility, and love are shared by people of every faith and none". 

Some of atheists seem to have been both shocked and disturbed to discover that their prime minister believes they live in a Christian country. This indignation seems surprising since even Richard Dawkins – usually the prime example of an atheist -- (a noticeable absentee from the list of signatories) is happy to accept that "this is historically a Christian country" and that he is "a cultural Christian" who is "not one of those who wants to purge our society of our Christian history".


Read the complete article at -- http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/apr/22/david-cameron-vague-faith-christian-country

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Why did they lay their coats at Saul's feet?

The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew   sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the   sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to...
Post a Comment
Read more

Human Lives are Valued more than Religious Institutions and Rituals

Human lives are valued more than religious institutions and rituals by the unnamed god in the first account in Genesis . That message is repeated throughout the  Hebrew Scriptures  and the  teachings of Jesus  in the  Synoptic Gospels. Read the complete short articles at - https://mailchi.mp/2116c809b552/human-lives-are-valued-more-than-religious-institutions-and-rituals
Post a Comment
Read more

Which Jesus Model Are You Using?

  Matthew, Mark and Luke are called the Synoptic Gospels because they include many of the same stories, often in a similar sequence and in similar or sometimes identical wording. Their linguistic models of Jesus are similar, but not identical. John’s content and linguistic model of Jesus, stand in stark contrast to those of the Synoptic Gospels. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/77dbb92ed693/which-jesus-model-are-you-using
Post a Comment
Read more