tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post153682080865715889..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: There'll Always Be An England... Well, Maybe!Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-32257810159237499502011-10-06T20:11:35.083-05:002011-10-06T20:11:35.083-05:00One of my favorite paintings is The Secret of Eng...One of my favorite paintings is <i> The Secret of England's Greatness</i> by Thomas Jones Barker. It depicts<a href="http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Secret_of_England's_Greatness'_(Queen_Victoria_presenting_a_Bible_in_the_Audience_Chamber_at_Windsor)_by_Thomas_Jones_Barker.jpg" rel="nofollow">Queen Victoria</a> giving the Bible to an African chief. He had marveled at all he saw in England and wondered how they built such a great place. Her response reminds me of Psalm 127.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-45072875780603133062011-10-06T10:16:48.853-05:002011-10-06T10:16:48.853-05:00In the words of Mark Steyn: "In cutting off t...In the words of Mark Steyn: "In cutting off two generations of students from their cultural inheritance, the British state has engaged in what we will one day come to see as a form of child abuse, one that puts a huge question mark over the future. Why be surprised that legions of British Muslims sign up for the Taliban? These are young men who went to school in Luton and West Bromwich and learned nothing of their country of nominal citizenship other than that it’s responsible for racism, imperialism, colonialism, and all the other bad -isms of the world. If that’s all you knew of Britain, why would you feel any allegiance to Queen and country? And what if you don’t have Islam to turn to? The transformation of the British people is, in its own malign way, a remarkable achievement. Raised in schools that teach them nothing, they nevertheless pick up the gist of the matter, which is that their society is a racket founded on various historical injustices. The virtues Hayek admired? Ha! Strictly for suckers."Rev. Allen Bergstrazernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-42955985147316653702011-10-06T09:51:13.382-05:002011-10-06T09:51:13.382-05:00The average church attendance in
England for the p...The average church attendance in<br />England for the past decade has been<br />between 4%-7% of their population.<br /><br />This is a good indication that the<br />secular view point of life now<br />dominates their culture. If on <br />average only 5 per cent of a nation<br />worships the triune God on Sunday,<br />then they have a spiritual crisis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-40364260414912024042011-10-06T08:32:01.300-05:002011-10-06T08:32:01.300-05:00It is quite ironic that the biggest defender of En...It is quite ironic that the biggest defender of English culture and the Church is an immigrant, The Ugandan born and raised Archbishop of York John Sentamu.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212029045367448902noreply@blogger.com