Comments on: ‘Wake-up’ to intolerance against Christians, archbishop says

By: Ares Vista

Ares Vista — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:05:16 +0000

In my opinion, religion and a relationship with God is a very personal issue. Fellowship with those that believe the same as you is a good thing, but in the end the relationship that exists between you and God is just that, between you and God. Religion is a way to push agendas by people banding together under the religion umbrella. Shameful.

By: axia

axia — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:02:37 +0000

I have chosen to be a christian, has it happens, like it says on the can, a member of The Church of England.And as I’m not a missionary, I don’t give two hoots what you believe or not believe.What I do know is this, Christ said if you are ashamed of me here, I will be ashamed of you when we meet my Father, or words to that effect.But in the event of you not believing, can you give me an explanation of why, 2000+ years years down the road, this ordinary man, as you would have us believe, holds the faith of many thousands?And with regard to other faiths living in England, do you think for one moment you could set up a Christian church on every street corner in say Saudi Arabia or Iran?If you answer yes to the previous paragraph, Ive got to inform you that the world is a globe, not flat.I’m afraid our visiting faiths have mistaken kindness for weakness.Having been a member of the armed forces for many years, now retired, I have lost count of the number of loud mouthed non believers, until strangely the last few minutes of their sad existance, when I assume they want to back themselves both ways ‘just in case’.And with that I wish you all you want and hopefully not what you deserve.

By: brian lee

brian lee — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:16:12 +0000

oliver, the impression you are giving,whether or not that is your intention?that secular progressives transcend into an enlighten state of awareness,as they march on to a total world tranquillity.living in southern califoria this has proved to be the opposite ,if you disagree with their hyperthetical mandates you are vilified and attacked, brian christian and pragmatist.

By: Ian Kemmish

Ian Kemmish — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:57:34 +0000

“Understanding” is a two way street. In neither case does the column (or, one suspects, His Grace) record whether those people who were disciplined bothered to ask or even understood that their statements and emails could be highly offensive if directed to the wrong people.(And not merely to atheists, of course. Anyone who has read and been convinced by Tolstoy’s later works would be offended this faith in magic demonstrated by people who dare to call themselves Christian, or the moral absolutism displayed by so many of our clergy, when Christians should surely be moral relativists.)If they had bothered to check first, then that might tempt one to regard them with at least some sympathy – but if they had, His Grace would surely have mentioned it for that very reason. So it seems safe to conclude that, like so many of today’s whining “Christians”, they got just as much understanding as they gave….

By: Ms.V

Ms.V — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:11:44 +0000

AMEN! IN GOD WE TRUST

By: paul mccracken

paul mccracken — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:43:20 +0000

Everyone may as well line up with Almighty God, as He will pravail, in his time.

By: Daniel Rosaupan

Daniel Rosaupan — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:39:13 +0000

Oliver, we owe the majority of our civilization from Christianity. It was the Catholic Church who pioneered hospitals, universities and charity around the world. We are here because of Christianity. Even our laws were heavily influence by Christian doctrines and principles. If only all people will exert effort to study and live Christian teachings, there will be peace on earth. Only in Christianity where we can encounter a teaching to love your enemies.

By: Oliver Chettle

Oliver Chettle — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:44:33 +0000

One doesn’t have to be a left-liberal to disapprove of Christianity; I am a secular progressive conservative. The state should certainly not discriminate against Christianity relative to other religions out of political correctness, but nor should it discriminate in favour of any religion – but it does. It is time that we abandoned all religions, they are all based on delusions, and none of them improve society. If people would only abandon the twin false hopes of religion and socialism/PC, we could work to craft enlightened, progressive, secular conservative responses to our society’s many problems.

By: Daniel Rosaupan

Daniel Rosaupan — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:14:38 +0000

In these days, you should not offend any religion, except Christianity. People must be sensitive to the feelings of the people belonging to any religion except Christians. You are an intellectual if you attack Christianity, you are a bigot if you attack others.The deChristianization is a sad reality. Our children are growing up in a society that espouses anti-life and anti family. Gone were the days that we are taught to pray.I don’t know if the Anti Christs will dominate the world, but I still believe what our Lord Jesus Christ promised that the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I just hope and pray that the enemies of the Church will experience conversion and realize the purity of Christ’s teachings. All we need is to build a civilization of love and condemn the civilization of hate that there may be peace in this world.

By: sue

sue — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:43:56 +0000

This Government imposed obsession with faith is designed to keep the population at eachothers throats whilst erosion of our freedoms is resignedly accepted in the name of diversity and equality.simple.