[immoceefe]

It is one thing to say that we shouldn't be surprised about all this. That is not an excuse for passivity in the face of it. Christians ought to be more explicit about this in their own minds and stop trying to get along with the culture. Accept it boldly and proclaim it boldly. And evangelize boldly. Also, the Bishop of York is mired in socialist thinking, and is confusing socialism with Christianity, as many British clerics have done for a long time. To reduce Christianity to just the one thing -- being less materialistic -- more compassionate -- is incredibly stupid. I am sure were he to talk about sexual immorality and abortion, and how we treat women as opposed to the huge influx of primitive Muslims into the country -- he would be driven out of town on a rail. If he had said that we should stay away from secular hospitals and schools and educate our children at home, he would have lost his job in a day. I'm sure he believes none of this.