3 interesting thoughts
Number one:
"Every single random, accidental death is something that should upset a faith bound up with comfort and ready answers." So said Rowan Williams in response to the Asian tsunami. How sad that it should be interpreted by the Sunday Telegraph as the Archbishop of Canterbury doubting his belief in God.
Number two:
A recent survey found that British people don't so much actively not believe in God, rather there is a general apathy - people can't really be bothered to put enough effort in to find out whether or not it's worth believing.
Number three:
The British people have been incredibly generous in their giving to the disaster relief funds.
Put all these together and we get an interesting view of Britain. We are not inspired by politicians or religious leaders. We are willing to stand up and be counted when there's a cause worth standing up for. Are we just too comfortable and well off so that we have become lazy in thought and enterprise? A poll of Radio 4 listeners came up with a recommendation that Bob Geldof is the person most worthy of being made a peer. Is this an indication that we're just waiting for a charismatic personality to come and tell us how to fix things? Is this a dangerous situation?
"Every single random, accidental death is something that should upset a faith bound up with comfort and ready answers." So said Rowan Williams in response to the Asian tsunami. How sad that it should be interpreted by the Sunday Telegraph as the Archbishop of Canterbury doubting his belief in God.
Number two:
A recent survey found that British people don't so much actively not believe in God, rather there is a general apathy - people can't really be bothered to put enough effort in to find out whether or not it's worth believing.
Number three:
The British people have been incredibly generous in their giving to the disaster relief funds.
Put all these together and we get an interesting view of Britain. We are not inspired by politicians or religious leaders. We are willing to stand up and be counted when there's a cause worth standing up for. Are we just too comfortable and well off so that we have become lazy in thought and enterprise? A poll of Radio 4 listeners came up with a recommendation that Bob Geldof is the person most worthy of being made a peer. Is this an indication that we're just waiting for a charismatic personality to come and tell us how to fix things? Is this a dangerous situation?
posted by Peter and Heather King at 9:08 am
1 Comments:
I was thinking more of times in history when people were depressed and uninspired and then along comes a charismatic figure with a bandwagon for everyone to jump on. Discernment flies out of the window because any bandwagon that's inspiring is better than none. The hidden agendas only appear when it's too late and the new power structure is in place. Are we getting to the point where we are in this sort of danger?
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