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The biggest problem facing Christianity today is that Christians refuse to engage society at any meaningful level. We have abdicated. Just look where England is now.

I think Christians do engage with society in the UK, just not enough. The Pope's visit there showed the signs of a vacuum. And I lived in the UK for years and yes there are vibrant Catholic communities that are reaching out. However, yes, the CoE has failed people as has the Kirk.

37 posted on 05/10/2011 1:51:40 AM PDT by Cronos (Libspeak: "Yes there is proof. And no, for the sake of privacy I am not posting it here.")

The problem with the church in the UK (all denominations incidentally) is that they are faithfully witnessing to a culture that disappeared 40 years ago. So naturally their witnessing doesn't work very well. Obviously. Everyone is aware something is not quite right, and there are lots and lots of ideas and theories and programs to try and turn things around, but no one has yet hit on the method to effectively share the gospel with modern British culture.

As for the CofE, everyone knocks them, but it has to be admitted that most of the UK Church growth initiatives of the past three decades have originated from them.