When the church lets you down
Posted on July 24, 2018
Filed under Culture wars, Opinion, Other denominations
“In the C S Lewis classic (Screwtape Letters), senior devil whispers to his apprentice: ‘one of our greatest allies at present is the church itself’.
Screwtape is aghast that Wormwood’s patient has become a Christian, but he encourages his junior devil by saying that the church is in such a mess that ‘it matters very little … your patient will quite easily believe that their religion must therefore be somehow ridiculous’.
I feel sad today, and ask: Is one of the devil’s greatest allies at present the church itself?
It’s one thing to have Australian society approve of same-sex marriage, but when a church approves – it’s disturbing … and confusing.
To be sure, not our church, but nevertheless a branch of the Christian church in Australia. …”
– Presbyterian Moderator-General John P Wilson responds to the Uniting Church of Australia’s decision about marriage last week.