But …[Bishop Nazir-Ali] also said that the Church of England, which is used to working with society, should speak up more often to defend the country’s customs and institutions, most of which are based on Christian teaching.
“I think it will need to be more visible and take more of a stand on moral and spiritual issues,” the bishop said.
“What’s our basis for thinking that people are equal? It’s the Judeo-Christian tradition that has provided us with these resources and we will continue to need it.”
He said that the Church should defend the traditional two-parent family and Christian festivals, which are opposed not by followers of other faiths but by atheists who want to remove religion from the public square.
That’s all well and good, but where’s Nazir-Ali’s white paper on global warming? Third-world development? Health care policy? Overfishing?
And to think this guy calls himself an Anglican cleric…ha!
The only shame is his approaching retirement. The English House of Bishops needs more members like Nazir-Ali!
I liked this quote,
[blockquote]“We now have people in the US but not only there who believe things about God, about salvation, about marriage and about human sexuality that seem to be another religion.
“In a way it would be better to recognise it as something quite different, so then we could relate to it in a more positive and constructive way.†[/blockquote]
Any suggestions for a name or has it already been taken?