- .. -- Tim .-. wrote:
> I am expecting this trend to actually reverse, once new generations have
> grown up without continually hearing of sectarian violence on the news
every
> day. I live in the UK, and have spoken to many people who believe in
God,
> but reject organised religion, and that is not surprising when they,
like
> me, grew up continually hearing of "Catholics" and "Protestants" blowing
> each other to bits. "If these are supposed to be Christians, who
believe in
> "Love thy neighbour", why are they doing this?" people wondered. Not
> surprising, when often the "Right to March" seemed far more im****tant
than
> "Love thy Neighbour".
>
> I feel confident that whereas there is not much church *going*, I think
> under the surface there is much church *being*, certainly at least
> potentially. The threat of Islam, combined with a spiritual yearning,
means
> there are many 'searchers' out there, and our job as Christians in the
UK is
> to simply encourage people to look at Christianity afresh, and simply to
> consider it alongside the 'New Age' crystal gazing and pebble-rubbing,
the
> far Eastern dreaming and floating, and all the other distractions. So
many
> at the moment are just writing off Christianity because of the history
of
> sectarianism that has so dogged us over here - but if we can just get
them
> to *look* at Christianity, they will see that all the other things just
do
> not measure up to the Truth that is in Christ Jesus. Unlike Islam, we
don't
> have to ban the other things...
>
> Tim.
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Hey: I agree - http://1monthtounderstandyourlocalchurch.blogspot.com/
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