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2008-08-23 Britain

CofE Blames Buffy, Not Archbishop Fruitcake

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Posted by Anonymoose 2008-08-23 00:14|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 The report's author, Dr Kristin Aune, a sociologist at the University of Derby, said: "In short, women are abandoning the church.

"Because of its focus on female empowerment, young women are attracted by Wicca, popularised by the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

ROFL!

Has nothing to do with the CoE becoming rudderless, gutting faith as a force, and really standing for anything. Nope, couldn't be the CoE's clergy's fault, after all they are Liberals, and Liberals are automatically right.

Christina Rees, chairman of the pro-women bishop campaign group Watch, said the report highlighted the damaging effect that traditionalist attitudes within the Church of England are having on women.

After all thier liberally oriented abandonment of orthodox Christianity had nothing to do with it - by liberal thought, the discarding of orthodoxy and pandering to femists and homosexual activists should have made the CoE MORE popular!

So it has to be Buffy and the Pagans fault. Therefore, as the article says, the CoE needs to do more things like Saturdy Morning Breakfast clubs that women want, instead of returning to its former standing as a strong moral voice.

And nevermind that the Catholic Church is still growing with youth (now larger than the CoE in England at last report), and appears to be picking up a large slice of CoE folk who are fed up with the antics of the US parts of the church, and the Archdruid's pandering liberalism and heterodoxy.

No, all they need to do is more and more socially and politically leftist stuff, and that will cure all ills. No need to worry about morals, right and wrong, or any of that icky theological stuff, like the Trinity.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-08-23 00:45|| 2008-08-23 00:45|| Front Page Top

#2 It's true that Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Friends have more integrity than the Church of England at the moment.

The Cof E, once described as 'The Conservative Party at Prayer' has become 'NuLabour at Prayer' under Rowan 'Hairy Lefty' Williams - and its message has moved from what was once clearly based on individual responsibility to an unconvincing fudge of amoral collectivism, feelgood inanities and old fashioned irreligious socialism. It's abandoned its flock and wandered into the wilderness.

What alternatives would women see for the future within the CofE? On the one hand, the odious intolerance of the anti-gay Africans, and on the other, the unChristian moral vacuum represented by Williams and his ilk? What's the point of the CofE any more? All it appears to be interested in is obsessing over gay men and/or undermining the fundamental messages of Christianity.

Posted by Bulldog 2008-08-23 03:43|| 2008-08-23 03:43|| Front Page Top

#3 http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/mluphoup/RowanWilliams.jpg

Picture of Rowan, looking both demonic and sanctimonious at the same time.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-08-23 07:10|| 2008-08-23 07:10|| Front Page Top

#4 The problems with the CofE has been a long time coming.

From the very funny 90's BBC show "Yes, Prime Minister":

Sir Humphrey: "The Church is looking for a candidate (for Bishop) to maintain the balance."
Master of Baillie College: "What balance?"
Sir Humphrey: "Between those that believe in God and those that don't."

Hacker: Even though one (candidate for Bishop) wants to get God out of the Church of England, and another wants to get the Queen out?
Sir Humphrey: The Queen is inseparable from the Church of England.
Hacker: And what about God?
Sir Humphrey: I think Hes whats called an optional extra.

Posted by DMFD 2008-08-23 17:41|| 2008-08-23 17:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh, ferpete'ssake!

I'm not even Christian, and even I know it's not Buffy that's their problem.

DMFD's quote has it right: For too many "Christian" churches, the Christian god is an optional extra - rarely employed. >:-(

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