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Again the Guardian is making sense about Anglicanism.
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1000 traditional churches are thought to be likely to close, I do believe that 1000 flowers will spring up- 1000 lively vibrant churches part of the group of churches I am involved with and many many more from other groupings and denominations that are liberated to be seen on an equal footing with whatever will remain of the Anglican church system\u2026<\/p>\n

CofE, RIP<\/a><\/p>\n

The Anglican church\u2019s infighting about gays masks the real issue \u2013 that its days are numbered\u2026\u2026\u2026.We are witnessing the end of the Church of England. The current crisis is not a little local difficulty in a resilient institution, as most senior Anglicans insist. It is part of the final unravelling of our national religious tradition\u2026\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

We are, therefore, witnessing the end of the Church of England. It is being brought about by two intimately related causes: disestablishment and the unsustainability of the middle way.<\/p>\n

I welcome the prospect. Our political culture will become more honest, and our religious culture will be freed up in an exhilarating way.<\/p>\n

At present, a sort of national complacency surrounds religion. There is a vague sense that religion is being done for us by a department of state. With the passing of the official monopoly, a thousand flowers will bloom. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"