Last week, King Charles III of England declined to issue an Easter greeting to the people of the church he is supposed to lead, as Defensor fidei. He does, however, make sure to mark Islamic holidays, which has led some to speculate that he is a secret convert to Islam. The speculation is not as absurd as it sounds, since Charles has studied Arabic and has written about Islamic theology.
Be that as it may, it fits into a pattern we see in the western churches generally, among “liberals” – I use the term for want of a better word; among those who have lost their grasp on the claim, made by the Lord Himself, that he is “the way, the truth, and the life,” and that no one comes to the Father but through Him.
Liberals are also strongly represented among those embarrassed by the directive the risen Lord gives to all believers, to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit”; among those who assist in the social animus against Christians who hold what have become deeply unpopular beliefs, particularly regarding sexual
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