Britain is now ‘post-Christian,’ says ex-archbishop Rowan Williams

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/28/britain-is-now-post-christian-says-ex-archbishop-rowan-williams/



Rowan Williams, the former archbishop of Canterbury, has declared that Britain is no longer a nation of believers and that it has entered a “post-Christian” era.

Entering a debate triggered by David Cameron’s declaration before Easter that Britain should be “more confident about our status as a Christian country” and “more evangelical” about faith, Williams said that Britain was “post-Christian”, but not “non-Christian”.

Speaking in an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, Williams – now Lord Williams of Oystermouth – said it was important to “pick your way quite carefully” in the debate about the nation’s relationship with Christianity.

“If I say that this is a post-Christian nation, that doesn’t mean necessarily non-Christian. It means the cultural memory is still quite strongly Christian. And in some ways, the cultural presence is still quite strongly Christian. But it is post-Christian in the sense that habitual practice for most of the population is not taken for granted.

[hrmjustin]

1. Rowan Williams remind me of Pontius Pilate.

He was a huge mistake.

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2. i think he's bright enough -- but his

reluctance to take on conservatives and the african bishops over women as priests and bishops left me very cool to him.

[hrmjustin]

4. And as Archbishop of Wales he was more progressive so this is why I dislike him.

He sold his soul for power.

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3. Well, I'm glad to see him countering Cameron's rather bigoted recent statements.

I think this may all be about the fight over immigrants and the wish among many for them to "assimilate".

[TheBlackAdder]

5. So England's religiosity has come full circle to the 12th Century pre-Christian values again. nt