Meanwhile, in a parallel universe in Sheep's brain, the following was splashed across the national press one morning this week...
Church of England Criticised by Tories
In a harshly worded statement, David Cameron launched a blistering attack on the Church of England today. This follows yesterday's press release based on a report into the consultation by the Archbishops' Council into Anglican attitudes on government policy.
"The Church of England should stick to what it does best," blasted a clearly unchillaxed Prime Minister, "namely responding to voice the concerns of its most reactionary elements on issues regarding human sexuality, inclusivity and the role of women. While I do not often agree with their views, this is an appropriate area of discourse between matters of faith and matters of politics. But by straying into the areas of policy addressed in this report which are quite beyond the remit of the established Church, the Archbishops' Council is threatening the relationship between Church and State in a way which we have not seen for over 500 years."
The report found that the majority of Anglicans were incensed by government attacks on the poor, the elderly, the disabled, the sick, the vulnerable and children. In the words of the Council, "our members overwhelmingly believe that this is such a disgraceful and sustained attack on the very weakest in society that, when asked "What Would Jesus Do?", the most popular response was "Disestablish the Church of England to completely dissociate ourselves from the hellish vision of eugenics and social cleansing which this nation state is rapidly descending into.". This surprised us as it wasn't actually one of the tick boxes we offered in the consultation."
House prices in solidly Anglican areas, such as the South London HTB-Church-Plant belt, are expected to plummet.
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The above, alternate universe isn't meant to kick the Church I love, rather is a comment on what actually most of us in it wish we were focussed on as issues right now. Engaging in debates on the current matters which are in the press is not unimportant - and, indeed, I engage as much as most online in the women's bishops and marriage debates, but I wish we could summon up a real fight on our core issues in the national media too!
ReplyDeleteGoodness gracious Anglicans are really Christians and not the Tory party at worship. Time to get back to the basics... ie the Bible, and stuff like 'Nations shall be judged' watch out David better you than me.
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