Church of England Claims Christian Faith Spread with 'Racist European Ideologies'

A new prayer guide for the Church of England asserted that the Christian faith was advanced by means of “racist European ideologies.”

The Diocese of Norwich, which has a Racial Justice Action Group, revealed an “anti-racist toolkit” that told clergy to avoid Eurocentric prayers, according to a Tuesday report from The Christian Post.

The guide also has recommendations that clergy pray for racial justice during church services.

It’s meant to bring local parishes along with the broader Church of England effort to oppose purported racism.

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Church of England Claims Christian Faith Spread with 'Racist European Ideologies'

The Church of England claimed that Christianity was advanced through "racist European ideologies" in past centuries.

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[Margery]

I avoid Eurocentric prayers- mine are directed towards God first. God Centric.

Wonder if that has ever crossed their tiny little minds?

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

IDK what a Eurocentric prayer is, unless someone is praying for European people, countries, and leaders.

The Church of England, by rights, should be praying for England (and by extension the UK) and its leaders and people. It is the national church, after all and the reigning monarch is its national (political, not clerical) head

 

[Cheeky200386]

How do people continue to come up with all these new terms? Eurocentric, huh? Everything has to have a label of some kind.

 

[lismore]

It seems that sadly some denominations are trying everything except preaching the gospel, a sign of the (End) times! God Bless All

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

It seems that sadly some denominations are trying everything except preaching the gospel, a sign of the (End) times! God Bless All

It's church-by-church, and sometimes even Pastor-by-Pastor in the same church

Part of the problem is the shortage of Pastors. If there's no Pastor in charge, then who's ensuring The Gospel is taught and preached, who's ensuring correct theology is being taught, and applying it, church discipline, etc.? If a church is lucky, it has Elders and Deacons that hold the line until a Pastor can be called and installed. But who's conducting weddings, Baptisms, funerals, Confirmation, serving Holy Communion, etc.? How long will a Congregation keep proper doctrine and practice without a Pastor? How long can it keep functioning as a church without a Pastor?

And as fewer and fewer men attend seminaries, eventually seminaries will fold, which will further exasperate the Pastor shortage, since less capacity to teach/less opportunity to attend. Once a denomination's seminaries are all gone, where do the Pastors come from, and how are they educated and prepared? If it falls on a Pastor of a church to teach and mentor his assistant/replacement, where does he get the resources, including the time, to do so? Who holds him accountable for proper teaching and preparation? If new Pastors come from other denominations' seminaries, how much of that other denomination's doctrine and practice will creep into the church? If the denominations are very close, it might be OK, so long as the new Pastor knows the difference(s) and is properly supervised to ensure he is teaching and preaching properly. But if there are significant differences, there will likely be significant problems.

Meanwhile, peoples' SOULS are on the line.

 

[Tall Timbers]

Part of the problem is the shortage of Pastors. If

With a lot of these religious institutions, I suspect a shortage of pastors might be a blessing insofar as one's pursuit of Truth.

 

[bible_inspiration_44]

I feel like this wouldn't be a problem if everyone was treated equally under god.