[Indie]

the emptying of the churches has been caused mainly by preaching and pastoral care that has been emptied of moral or doctrinal Christian content.

You can say that again! Same in the US! WOuldn't want to preach against homos or abortion..might offend some collection plate doners.

[Quix]

Far, far, far too true!

[frgoff]

WOuldn't want to preach against homos or abortion..might offend some collection plate doners..

replace homo or abortion with fornication, divorce or pornography and watch the howls of outrage on this forum. American pulpits don't have much of a problem talking about the other guy's sins.