[lee martell]

They are ‘calling for an honest discussion’.
P.S.....They don’t really mean HONEST-honest.

[Truthoverpower]

The BIBLE. AS WRITTEN. END OF DISCUSSION!

[Cronos]

Why are you guys surprised? The CoE has always been about compromising with the situation on the ground - right since Elizabethan times.

It lost its way in the 1800s which is when the Methodists split out of it. By the late 1800s it was just an "establishment organization"

When I lived in England in the early 2000s, well specifically in Eastern Sussex, the CoE was declining gently.

Now you will see more people leaving it to the dynamic Baptist/Evangelical and the traditional Catholic churches -- I'm not saying that in a gleeful way, just pointing it out.

What does this mean as a whole? a lot of things

1. it is the establishment church - what happens when the Queen dies, will Charles be crowned defender of the faith? which faith?
2. the UK is technically a theocracy (technically!) - what happens when the number of people belonging to the CoE drops to less than 10% of the populace?
3. is this bad for Christianity in the UK? In my opinion no. The CoE hasn't really been the driving force for Christianity in the UK for decades

It is sad to see a 400 year old entity collapse in our lifetimes, but stay hopeful - Christianity will survive in the UK, but it won't be CoE