I am a committed – but I have to say vaguely practising – Church of England Christian, who will stand up for the values and principles of my faith…
The King James Bible is as relevant today as at any point in its 400 year history.
…a foundation that has seen the Bible at the forefront of the emergence of democracy, the abolition of slavery…
…and the emancipation of women – even if not every church has always got the point!
The Bible has helped to shape the values which define our country.
Indeed, as Margaret Thatcher once said, “we are a nation whose ideals are founded on the Bible.”
Responsibility, hard work, charity, compassion, humility, self-sacrifice, love…
…pride in working for the common good and honouring the social obligations we have to one another, to our families and our communities…
…these are the values we treasure.
Yes, they are Christian values.
Sod it. It'd take too long to highlight all the nonsense. Read it for yourself. If your blood pressure can stand it.Because the tolerance that Christianity demands of our society provides greater space for other religious faiths too.
And because many of the values of a Christian country are shared by people of all faiths and indeed by people of no faith at all.
Second, those who advocate secular neutrality in order to avoid passing judgement on the behaviour of others…
…fail to grasp the consequences of that neutrality…
…or the role that faith can play in helping people to have a moral code.
What a self-serving load of Tory shite.