Britain A Post Christian Country

[emmie]

interesting coming from a former Archbishop, is he right,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27177265

[Zeuhl]

/ To those who wish Britain was not Christian may I ask what do you want it to be....overrun by Islamic extremists who call for fatwas on the unbelievers? Your choice. /

the notion that State Christianity is somehow a defence against Islamic takeover is laughable.

A healthy dose of secularism and rationality are the best defence against extremists.

People who believe one set of fairy stories are too eager to accept people similarly afflicted with an alternative set of fairy stories - hence the multi-faith/cross faith nonsense they conjure up between them.

[askyourgran]

There are several faiths in this country, and to deny the religions - even in this "21st century" is folly. How high minded of you to think that no-one should hold a belief of some kind. The idea of one religion against another was not my intention, but then again I do know which one I would hold before all the others. As I said earlier Britain is basically a Christian country, and those who believe as such - even non-churchgoers have that right to continue to believe that Britain will remain so.

[naomi24]

Mikey, I’m acquainted with people from all walks of life, but it would be rather silly to include in my assessment of the number of people who don’t go to church but nevertheless cling to some form of belief in the Christian God, the atheists, the Jews, the Hindus - or the Muslims or the Buddhists, or the Taoists come to that. I would have thought that plain common sense.

[beso]

Post-Christian?

Yes. Religious people would have to be "thick as a post" to believe what they do.