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Are we really a Christian country?

TheCatWoman

I know in a calendrical sense we are, we arrange things like school terms and holidays according to church practices, but is that the same as being a Christian country? Church attendance is dropping especially the CofE, we seem to be default CofE in that if you don't know what religion you are or aren't bothered, it's often still put on forms that require a religious affliation. I've sometime been asked if I really want to put Wiccan down in writing on a form and yes I do, I wonder if others have found similar attitudes?

We seem to be a very religiously and spiritually diverse nation, not all Christian denominations celebrate things like Christmas or Easter on the same days, let alone all the other faiths, and what of those who have no faith or belief, do they deserve to be forced into celebrating something meaningless to them?

Apart from the very observant in non Christian faiths, I've noticed that those of many other faiths are quite happy to celebrate Christian holydays, in Islam, Jesus is seen as a prophet, many Hindu's being basically polytheistic join in and put thier own twist on it.

I know that MP chap got all offended about a public Iftar prayer and food distribution in Trafalgar Square last week and I could for the life of me understand why? I've been to many interfaith events and found them all incredibly welcoming, most people just want to share, not dominate.

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  • There is a bit of an unusual situation in that the Church of England is the established church as written into the constitution, yet it has a say in laws that affect the rest of the UK in a country where most people are not Christian by faith.

    There has been an uptake among those who claim to be Christian but follow a skewed logic which causes them to be racist. 

    I’m not a Christian any more but I agree with much of Bishop Arun Arora’s opinion on public worship.  https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/commentisfree

    With regard to the role of the established church, the Bishop quotes from a speech given by Queen Elizabeth II at Lambeth Palace. 

    “The concept of our established church is occasionally misunderstood and, I believe, commonly underappreciated. Its role is not to defend Anglicanism to the exclusion of other religions. Instead, the church has a duty to protect the free practice of all faiths in this country.”

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  • There is a bit of an unusual situation in that the Church of England is the established church as written into the constitution, yet it has a say in laws that affect the rest of the UK in a country where most people are not Christian by faith.

    There has been an uptake among those who claim to be Christian but follow a skewed logic which causes them to be racist. 

    I’m not a Christian any more but I agree with much of Bishop Arun Arora’s opinion on public worship.  https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/commentisfree

    With regard to the role of the established church, the Bishop quotes from a speech given by Queen Elizabeth II at Lambeth Palace. 

    “The concept of our established church is occasionally misunderstood and, I believe, commonly underappreciated. Its role is not to defend Anglicanism to the exclusion of other religions. Instead, the church has a duty to protect the free practice of all faiths in this country.”

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