Is Christianity dead in the UK?

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Just asking what anyone else thinks but here's a view...

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...rm=63878c18569

[sinkov]

The Church of England is dying on it's feet, it's bishops and archbishops seem detached from real life, more concerned with playing politics, being bastions of wokism, than caring for their ever dwindling flock. I don't go to church but as far as I'm concerned I still live in a Christian country, and I have no desire to see that change, that's the way I like it.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

The Church of England is dying on it's feet, it's bishops and archbishops seem detached from real life, more concerned with playing politics, being bastions of wokism, than caring for their ever dwindling flock. I don't go to church but as far as I'm concerned I still live in a Christian country, and I have no desire to see that change, that's the way I like it.

Seemingly 52% of the Uk's population don't share your view mon ami.

I notice the big fat Elephant in the Room is still being hidden.

Racism in the Royal Family, speedos in the church, God needs to pop down and sort this $hit out.

[Robus]

Your woke churchmen have me rethinking my antidisestablishmentarianism.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Your woke churchmen have me rethinking my antidisestablishmentarianism.

It's hard to trust people who keep getting found how to be fiddling with your kids Robus.

The Church of England holds vast land wealth as does our Royal Family, perhaps it's time we all got back to basics and trusted our faith in a more Christian way of living.

[Swissclaret]

Religion is about spirit and not formal ritual.

It is about common morality irrespective of the title given to it. Jesus Christ preached inclusivity. He was raised as a practising Jew and would have attended synagogue, even during the years of His ministry. So what is a Christian? Or, indeed a Muslim or a Buddhist?

I suggest that it is someone who lives a life following the mores of the teachings, which share many common principles.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Religion is about spirit and not formal ritual.

It is about common morality irrespective of the title given to it. Jesus Christ preached inclusivity. He was raised as a practising Jew and would have attended synagogue, even during the years of His ministry. So what is a Christian? Or, indeed a Muslim or a Buddhist?

I suggest that it is someone who lives a life following the mores of the teachings, which share many common principles.

If only eh Swissclaret?

[Swissclaret]

Formalised religious ritual does have a community aspect - people coming together.

However, I would suggest that most formalised institutions like the Catholic Church, CofE and so on is about power and wealth. In the times of Jesus, He saw it in the Pharisees and the Sadducees. He decried them as “whited sepulchres”, corrupt on the inside. How true is that to this day in organised religion!

People may not identify themselves as Christian. However, they may be living very Christian lives without knowing it.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Formalised religious ritual does have a community aspect - people coming together.

However, I would suggest that most formalised institutions like the Catholic Church, CofE and so on is about power and wealth. In the times of Jesus, He saw it in the Pharisees and the Sadducees. He decried them as “whited sepulchres”, corrupt on the inside. How true is that to this day in organised religion!

People may not identify themselves as Christian. However, they may be living very Christian lives without knowing it.

Not here in the UK I don't feel Swissclaret. We have a newly appointed Head of the Church of England who happily accepts bags of lucre from Muslim protagonists.

I asked specifically about the UK, but Catholicism is dead on its feet in Ireland, could you imagine saying that 30 years ago?

The demise of the Church of England seems to have coincided with a loss of social values. Knife crime, street violence, drug usage, real poverty is all in my opinion down to the loss of community cohesion the Parish Church brought in its wake.

We live in challenging times. What Would Jesus Do?

[sinkov]

Seemingly 52% of the Uk's population don't share your view mon ami.

Not really convinced that's relevant, our governments don't get much over 40% of the vote in any general election, they're still the legitimate, democratically elected government though.