Glastonbury Anglican pilgrimage 2008: Pt 1: The procession of witness

[johnroberts262]

Not that many compulsions in other religions, for many it is a personal choice but the community helps shape it.

I prefer to live in an Islamic area as standards are set and you tend to get few yobs and lager louts in the streets as the community will not allow such behavoiur.

[mikesey1]

@johnroberts262

Hmm, I think it a requirement to attend Friday prayers. Thought I would mention that.

I see that you must live in an area controlled by the Taliban? For they have no lager louts and yobs, but plenty of floggings and stonings, no DVDs, no woman safe from the "sex police" and treated as a second class citizen; and Halal killed meat, poor animals being bled to death. You can keep your Islam, I shall stick with Christianity,thanks.

[johnroberts262]

I think most people accept that today we are a multi faith and multi religous country with Islam and Christianity being the religion of the UK on a equal footing.

[mikesey1]

@johnroberts262

However, nowadays there are no elements of compulsion in Christianity as there are in Islam.

[johnroberts262]

Presently more attend Friday prayers than attend a church on Sunday. Most people say they are Church of England but have never been in a church. I suppose you could say that if for example you was born in Scunthorpe you would automaticaly say you support them.

We are now a multi- faith society, and the 27 clergy in the Lords should be equally made up of Muslims , Christians and other faiths.

[mikesey1]

@johnroberts262

Yes, but the official religion of the UK (or England) is still C of E. I have no idea when exactly the poll of who attends what on what day of the week, was taken?

[johnroberts262]

More people go to Friday Prayers at a mosque than a Christian church on Sunday so these people do not represent the religion of England.

[mikesey1]

@johnroberts262

Frankly, I am inclined to agree with you, though with just 3 millions Muslims in the UK., compared to many more Christians, the situation isn't that bad yet. Get back to me in twenty years.

[CatholicDevotions]

Come on everyone knows even Henry the eighth did not take the Church of England seriously get over it and come back home to the one true faith

[MrPikey72]

How lovely to see traditional anglicans in witness.

[mikesey1]

@MrPikey72

It is indeed, thanks for the nice note.

[karpov89]

Nice to see this procession! I hope the best for the Anglican Church, our brothers in faith

[Osmun79]

It would be nice to see British Anglicans embrace women in the way that members of some of the African churches and Canadian Anglicans have. There is a richness to Anglican tradition and I really hope that their is no rift, although it seems inevitable. Even as a former Episcopalian and now non-denom, I still enjoy a high church service once in a while.

[mikesey1]

Even the Vicar of Glastonbury, a woman couldn't attend!

A new male Vicar is starting soon.

Apparently the church isn't covered by legislation, and the policy still is that no female priest may participate in the pilgrimage. Not very Christian IMHO.

Arguments over Gay priests and Female Bishops may lead to a schism: a break-up of the Anglican churches.

Thanks for commenting.

Mike.

[Keuir3890]

I'm surprised this type of event isn't covered by anti-discrimination legislation. Women have never been allowed to process there :(