It seems a bit hard to avoid commenting on Rowan Williams’ willy-willy**. The main issues have been well and truly explored by a variety of commentators. You can see a round up on Ruth Gledhill’s blog
Some of the more significant religious issues are probably too sensitive to write about from here. But one which I think is relevant to those who live in the western world is the issue of accommodation. For a long time now the church in western countries has been under pressure not from followers of other religions but from those with a secular religion.
The pressure has come in the form of not offending others. So churches and Christians have been intimidated into virtual silence in case some group is offended by what Christians believe or practise. Witness the ridiculous charades at Christmas when Christian content has been removed not only from advertising (maybe not a bad thing) but even from carol services. Those who are likely to be offended by Christians celebrating Christmas are not followers of other religions but the secularists.
Read it all.
Dale Appleby: Limits to tolerance
It seems a bit hard to avoid commenting on Rowan Williams’ willy-willy**. The main issues have been well and truly explored by a variety of commentators. You can see a round up on Ruth Gledhill’s blog
Some of the more significant religious issues are probably too sensitive to write about from here. But one which I think is relevant to those who live in the western world is the issue of accommodation. For a long time now the church in western countries has been under pressure not from followers of other religions but from those with a secular religion.
The pressure has come in the form of not offending others. So churches and Christians have been intimidated into virtual silence in case some group is offended by what Christians believe or practise. Witness the ridiculous charades at Christmas when Christian content has been removed not only from advertising (maybe not a bad thing) but even from carol services. Those who are likely to be offended by Christians celebrating Christmas are not followers of other religions but the secularists.
Read it all.