THE Church of England has every right to say ‘Stop the world, I want to get off.’ So long as they accept the consequences – that they are now a quaint, little sect with no real relevance to the modern world.
They will be like people who dress up as morris dancers or Viking warriors on a weekend. It takes all sorts and so long as they do no harm, then live and let live. The only problem is if they want to pretend that they do have any relevance in day-to-day life. Then they become like someone insisting that we should all become morris dancers or run around in Viking helmets. Sorry, no. You wanted to get off the world, but the rest of the world will continue. Just leave us alone to get on with it.
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