isn't it time for the UK to stand up for christianity ?

Question

I wouldn't say I was a Christian
Although I went to a CofE school

But all the same it worries me that soon the UK could be a Muslim state

Businesses shops and people who are christians are being forced to not show symbols of their religion etc.
Muslems are building moscs here and if we say anything about them its classed as discrimination

Christianity as a whole is dying out in this country and I fear that soon our children will not get christian religious education and Islam will be our prominent religion
It must be pretty close already

I know which I'd rather have

Isn't it about time we stood up for Christianity?

Answer 1

THere seems to be plenty of people here doing just that.

Answer 2

Christianity has been here for between fifteen hundred and two thousand years.

Surely if it is the one and only true religion, as its adherents claim, it's strong enough to stand up for itself?

Could it perhaps be truth that Christianity is an alien religion that was imposed by force - it never won the arguments with native faiths, which it drive underground and sought to exterminate once it had he upper hand.

In the beginning, the first missionaries concentrated on converting kings and nobles so that they would then enforce the new religion on the people at the point of a sword. In Europe, a whole crusade was called to wipe out a (perceived as)heretical version of Christianity that took over the south of France.

Down the centuries, it has always needed a degree of force behind it to enforce social compliance and ensure the people went to church on Sundays.

Now there is no question of any sort of force or social coercion being used, and Christianity has to persuade people of its own merits so they attend of their own free will, it's not doing too badly to have 10-15% of the population who are churchgoers, because they want to be?

For the rest of us: this is now the post-Christian phase of Britain's religious history. This does not mean we will accept Islam (funny how so many ignorant frightened Americans think we will) and those of us who are perfectly happy to be here with the freedom of thought we have in the 21st century will fight to ensure we keep it. From anyone!

As Robert Anton Wilson said

"THINK FOR YOURSELF, SCHMUCK!"

Answer 3

It doesn't really matter to me whether I am a christian, a muslim, a hindu or any other religion...as long as I don't end up a needlessly terrified ignorant peasant who hasn't got the intelligence to look beyond the preposterous jingoism of rags like the sun and the daily mail.

In one way though I am glad that people like you live in fear...fear is just about all you deserve. Wake up!!! The only people who are restricting religious symbols are either stupid...or they are bigots deliberately manipulating the slower minds in this country.

This sort of rubbish makes me ashamed to be British.

Answer 4

You were brought up as C of E, but you've abandoned your Christianity. So have large numbers of people in this country. If you want to stop Islam becoming the largest religion, get yourself to a church and start praying. If you can't be bothered, stop whinging that Muslims can.

Answer 5

Christianity should clear itself and modernise to liberal ideas to attract people. This is the only place where christianity has geat advantage over islam, while islam is narrrow minded and will stick to its ideas for ever.
If possible christianity should support other non-muslim fiath and stop calling satans.

Answer 6

Just be who you are. Show them, by your continuing to worship in your way, that the meaning of Christmas goes much deeper than the display of symbols. Militant anti religious people and anti Christians are just afraid and jealous of the inner strength that your faith gives you. They are about hate; you think and feel on a higher level. They want you to come down to their level to duke it out.

Answer 7

I think its time we stood up for our Country in general. The Government haven't got a clue whats really happening on the streets. They are a disgrace, just look at the Criminal Justice system.
Maybe their should be a referendum!
If things don't change I'm claiming asylum somewhere hot and peaceful!!

Answer 8

Christians everywhere need to stand up. The same thing is happening in America. Our traditions and beliefs mean nothing anymore because we might offend someone. Approximately 3/4 of our population are Christian but we aren't allowed to say Merry Christmas because it might exclude someone. It just makes no sense. Our democracies are under attack. God help us all.

Answer 9

christianity is still the main religeon here, and islam isnt quite as powerful yet, but i think that most muslims live in india, so it's their choice where they live, not ours. although they could make christianity less important, does that realy matter?if you say you're not christian, and from your text i can definately tell your not muslim, why are you bothered? Jesus said that the most important of the 10 commandments is that we do not worship any other god apart from him. If we stick to that, what does it matter that other religeons are getting more populated in England? and anyway, when i write this, christianity is also getting stronger in india, it is one of the biggest 4 religeons there, with 2500 christians. it isnt where we live, but what we believe that matters.

Answer 10

No. If you believe in freewill, it shouldn't matter if Islam or atheism becomes the prominent religion. Everyone made a choice. (Unless freewill doesn't exist then you would have a reason to push your religion.)

Answer 11

No, why should we? I say do as france does and stop every religion from educating children in their way. Children should be allowed to choose after theyve learnt about every single religion, AND athiesm/agnosticism.