Posted on 08/05/2019 7:54:28 PM PDT by marshmallow
* Church of England is planning to hire 'sports ministers' to engage more people
* 'Muscular Christianity' was popular in the 19th but had links to imperialism
* The Church is set to spend £2million in Nofolk setting up ten sports churches
The Church of England is to resurrect the Victorian idea of ‘muscular Christianity’ and use sport as a way of filling its pews.
It yesterday announced plans to hire ‘sports ministers’ and fund sports clubs ‘to reach people who may never have been to church before’.
‘Muscular Christianity’ was popular in the 19th century and holds that physical exercise contributes to moral health as well as fitness.
But it fell out of favour because of its links with imperialism.
Now the Church is to spend £2million in Norfolk setting up ten sports churches, running football, netball and fitness groups plus holiday clubs for schoolchildren.
It will also fund a boxing club in Anerley, south-east London, in the hope of keeping youngsters away from crime.
The programme is seen as ‘a blueprint for dioceses interested in promoting the Christian faith through sports’.
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Saint Thomas More is no doubt amused.
They may want to update and change that title.
I know what they mean, but the average unchurched person may get mixed messages.
And did those feet
In ancient times
Walk upon England's
Pastures green....(fade out)
They also need to get rid of most of their “other cheeks” - their enemies just love to slap them.
In all seriousness, “muscular Christianity” gave birth to the YMCA.
Now I’ve got to get him to the fish tank
The beginnings of the 10th Crusade ?
Great idea
Bring back masculine Christians
It will
Put the faggot socialists to shame
Here, in MY experience with evangelical churches of the United States variety churches are female oriented. Singing cute little songs swaying to the music, sharing feelings, even holding hands. I really can’t take very much of it.
Men also need to stop eating soy.
Many Catholic parishes in the US have headed in the same direction - and they are rapidly emptying. The “War on Boys” has led to a massive disengagement on their parts, and the infrastructure of the “patriarchy” is disintegrating. Not only are churches closing, but Boy Scout troops are folding/consolidating and American families themselves are disappearing. The immigration/open borders issue is very much a consequence of this, but the Zero Population Growth crowd prefers this outcome (The Great Replacement) to a healthy native population.
Muscular Christianity is a good start.
Next, how about Militant Christianity?
Deus Vult!
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