Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Quit Hiding Under a Bushel

Many individuals who grew up in church attending homes are familiar with the children’s gospel song This Little Light of Mine.  The lyrics to said song are simple and repetitive allowing the tune, if not the message of the tune, to be easily retained in the memory.  I can recall the lyrics quite distinctly still, though I’ve come to appreciate the message ensconced within the song in a much more indepth and personal way.

The song and lyrics came to mind when I read the following in the Daily Mail.

David Cameron last night called on the Archbishop of Canterbury to lead a return to the ‘moral code’ of the Bible…

Mr Cameron declared Britain ‘a Christian country’ and said politicians and churchmen should not be afraid to say so…

Mr Cameron said the time has come for public figures to teach ‘right from wrong’, and questioned whether the Church of England has done enough to defend those values in the face of the ‘moral neutrality’ that pervades modern life.

Though I applaud Mr. Cameron’s boldness in making such statements, considering his audience, I am suspect of his motivations for this boldness, being he is a politician (see my earlier QOTD post from today below).  Mr. Cameron has a tall soapbox so his statements will carry, but what he suggests has been stated before, for example here and here.

Speak up for Christianity, Cameron tells Archbishop: PM calls on the Church to defend ‘values and moral code’ of the Bible

Linked via Clayton Cramer.

Posted by John Venlet on 12/21 at 02:41 PM
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