The Secularisation of the Church

Posted on December 11, 2008 
Filed under Opinion

Archbishop John Semantu… As The Times [London] reported the story:

The Church of England should be open for use by people of any religion or none, like a hospital, says Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York.

There is a strong case for regarding the Church as a public body that does not exist simply to serve believers, he argues. Whether or not most people attend regularly is irrelevant.

This is a strange and pathetic vision of the church. No longer the assembly of believers, the church is now defined merely as a public utility.…

– Al Mohler comments. (Photo of Archbishop Semantu: Archbishop of York’s website.)