There are differences between religions and their purposes, so I shan't make a sweeping generalisation, but:
Christianity - and especially non-orthodox Christianity such as Evangelical Lutheranism (e.g. Church of Denmark) and the Anglican Church - seems to have little justification if it does not engage with the current social issues at any given moment in time. It can't all be pretty and twee; some times a religion that bases itself on a social critic who ended up tried for his social and political AS WELL AS his religious beliefs, needs to step up to the plate and say "look, we have something to say about this!".
Of course, most of the time I personally disagree, and so be it. But if the C of E stops having opinions - even if they're fragmented and unruled by a central coordination - then it's just a bunch of pretty songs and impressive buildings. And in that case regular civil servants could do the job just as well as vicars and priests.
In short, I agree with you. I just took the long road in saying so...
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Christianity - and especially non-orthodox Christianity such as Evangelical Lutheranism (e.g. Church of Denmark) and the Anglican Church - seems to have little justification if it does not engage with the current social issues at any given moment in time. It can't all be pretty and twee; some times a religion that bases itself on a social critic who ended up tried for his social and political AS WELL AS his religious beliefs, needs to step up to the plate and say "look, we have something to say about this!".
Of course, most of the time I personally disagree, and so be it. But if the C of E stops having opinions - even if they're fragmented and unruled by a central coordination - then it's just a bunch of pretty songs and impressive buildings. And in that case regular civil servants could do the job just as well as vicars and priests.
In short, I agree with you. I just took the long road in saying so...