From The Spectator-
The time has come to disestablish the Church of England. As a deeply
partisan Prayer Book Anglican – a churchmanship naturally inclined to
support the cause of antidisestablishmentarianism – I say that rather
grudgingly. But it pains me to admit the established church and mother
church of Anglicanism is no longer fit for purpose.
Atheists, militant secularists and those of non-Christian faiths have
long supported my newly-held position, yet they often do so for other
reasons, namely declining church attendance. They might claim that the
Anglican expression of Christianity has little creditability as a state
church if, practically speaking, nobody goes to services on a regular
basis. And they might have a point. Other denominations could also make a
credible claim as the national church, given that the Roman Catholic
church draws more on a Sunday than the Church of England.
More here-
https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2019/07/the-church-of-england-is-no-longer-fit-for-purpose/
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