ENInews – Archbishop of Canterbury’s comments provoke response from British government (via Persona)

I support the inclusion of religious systems of morality in the national discourse (in this case, international). We have a responsibility to act in a moral way through our government as well as through our own actions.

James Pilant

ENInews¦ Featured Articles. In a strongly-worded opinion piece in the June 9 issue of The New Statesman, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, took a stand against recent economic, criminal justice, and healthcare reforms proposed by British Prime Minister David Cameron. Now, that is what I call a responsible church leader. It makes me feel proud that I am Anglican. You may read HERE Rowan Williams's  article in The New Statesman. … Read More

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Philip Yancey on what american churches have become. (via Dover Beach)

Exactly.

James Pilant

“In view of Jesus’ clear example, how is it that the church has now become a community of respectability, where the down-and-out no longer feel welcome? The middle-class church many of us know today bears little resemblance to the diverse group of social rejects described in the Gospels and the book of Acts.”   – Philip Yancey, The Jesus I Never Knew … Read More

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