It’s been obvious for a long time that the historic churches of Western Europe are dying. Just in case you have any questions about why, the Telegraph of London provides an answer:
A meeting of the Church’s “parliament” was due to discuss whether clergy should be doing more to convert British Muslims to Christianity.
The sensitive issue was highlighted last week by a senior bishop who accused Church leaders of failing to reach out to other faiths, and warned that radical Islam is filling a gap in society caused by the decline of traditional Christian values.
But now the Church has put off the debate on recruiting Muslims until next February at the earliest and will discuss the promotion of churches as tourist attractions instead.
Paul Eddy, a lay member of the General Synod, said his Private Members’ Motion should have been on the agenda at next month’s meeting in York as more than 100 other members had supported it including three bishops.
Mr Eddy said yesterday: “I think they’re censoring it on theological grounds and because of the timing.
“Ten days before Lambeth there would be lots of bishops who would not be comfortable voting on the uniqueness of Christ.”
So there’s the epitaph of the Church of England: “They Made the Tourists Happy.”
That sound you hear in the background is Jesus weeping for His Church.
(Via T19.)
The Reformed Pastor 
June 4, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Sounds almost like it’s a business and not God’s work they are supposed to be doing.
June 5, 2008 at 10:01 am
I’ve been following this story too, and it is truly one of the saddest things I’ve read. Lord have mercy and revive your church.
June 5, 2008 at 2:29 pm
They have already lost
http://www.energypublisher.com/article.asp?id=15424
June 5, 2008 at 6:11 pm
This is not Jesus’ church.
The Church of England kicked out Jesus in November 1534
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Supremacy_1536
Now the Sovereign’s home, London, no longer welcomes her church.
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=12842
June 5, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Alexander Pope wrote: “He who has a gospel, for all the earth to own, though he etch it in the steel, or carve it in the stone, Not to be mis quoted, through the after days, it is his disciples shall read it many ways. Amplify distinctions, rationalize the claim, teaching that the master would have done the same.”
Jesus Christ said “I am the way, the truth and the life, no man cometh unto the father but by me”.
June 6, 2008 at 9:13 pm
“Ten days before Lambeth there would be lots of bishops who would not be comfortable voting on the uniqueness of Christ.”
Indeed. That is why many of the global south bishops aren’t going. If you are interested in a gathering of Anglican bishops who still believe in the uiqueness of Christ, do a google search on GAFCON.
I suppose, Jack, that you would claim that those of us who aren’t RC aren’t christian? Fair game, I suppose, because there are a few things that the RC church does that I think real Christians shouldn’t do (pray to saints, pray to Mary).
June 6, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Christian with a small c was a typo.