Peter Ould does some analysis and Ian Paul does some commentary on the BBC's shock-horror "3/4 Christians believe in the Resurrection" story.
I must admit I was surprised anyone was surprised at that figure. And astounded by Peter Ould's calculation that among active churchgoers the figure is actually over 90%.
I mean, did the authors of "Myth of God Incarnate" write all that drivel for nothing? Did John AT Robinson write a book that was utterly incomprehensible to normal human beings, so that people could go on believing the Creeds?
Why did the "Jesus Seminar" put such weight on a document that may never have existed, and go to such trouble to make up ground rules that suited their intent, if people just read the Gospel like it's truth?
Why did liberal scholars suffer their sinecures and college dinners for so long, if their conclusions that none of the Bible can be trusted and their jobs are pointless, are ignored from Brompton Road to Watford Gap, and even in the savage areas beyond?
Well, the only liberals that can take comfort from this poll are the ones in the Church that claims many of the "active" Christians and nearly all of the "inactive" ones. The Church of England.
I'm waiting for one of Pope Francis's Jesuit mates to tell us that there was no Resurrection. Evens Sosa, James Martin; 2/1 Spadaro; 100/1 Francis himself.
ReplyDeleteSurely everyone is deemed to be Church of England unless they explicitly opt out? What they actually believe is irrelevant.
And a very Good Friday to you, as Tesco would put it.
And an even Better Friday to you.
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