Er..no. you know what I mean so don't try and bait me
As someone who despairs at how like America we have become in the UK, Halloween decorations ott, Easter trees and baby showers . I would quite like to be like America in Christmas traditions ie; many people leave decorating the tree till the weekend before Christmas. Where I live people often put them up on 1st November, I swear I'll be arrested someday for putting a brick through their window !
Quote from: Mark calloway on 12-09-18, 06:14AMEr..no. you know what I mean so don't try and bait meBait you ? If you cant say it then dont mention it
I'd imagine the continual decline of Christianity as a whole would be more to blame for that
Quote from: alf on 12-09-18, 11:25PMI'd imagine the continual decline of Christianity as a whole would be more to blame for thatChristianity is not in decline, it just looks that way because of two things - first, the proportion of people who are Christians has fallen due to the number of people in the UK who are now not Christian, which in turn has been driven by the immigration of people whose country does not have that belief system - Chrsitians are not coming here, other faiths are, and their numbers are growing at ahigher rate than the births of Christians; secondly, Christianity has almost been suppressed because speaking out/expressing views on any other religion is seen as a hate crime but it's always OK to poke fun of Jesus. Burning down a church is classed as arson but try burning down a Mosque and not be charged with a hate crime...
"Christianity is not in decline""the proportion of people who are Christians has fallen"lol
poking fun at Christ who does ? as to Burning down a Mosque , are you asking others to try to do so You sure your name is not Tommy or that this site is allowing Bigotry ? Mind you can see how Christianity is falling away when it seems that the teachings of Christ are lost and hate over powers love ,,,,,,,,,,, some
Quote from: alf on 13-09-18, 07:50PM"Christianity is not in decline""the proportion of people who are Christians has fallen"lolThe maths is really not that difficult alf. If 100 people live in a country and they all worship Christianity then proportionally that country is 100% Christian. If 10 people then enter that country that don't worship Christianity then proportionally that country is then only 91% Christian. That does not mean the indigenous population have abandoned or stopped the worship of Christianity or let it's values and belief system go. That's not the same as the religion being in decline by definition - the same number of people still follow Christianity. Whether or not they actively attend church (due to increasing demands on working patterns and other factors) is another debate.
Quote from: alf on 13-09-18, 07:50PM"Christianity is not in decline""the proportion of people who are Christians has fallen"lolThe maths is really not that difficult alf. If 100 people live in a country and they all worship Christianity then proportionally that country is 100% Christian. If 10 people then enter that country that don't worship Christianity then proportionally that country is then only 91% Christian. That does not mean the indigenous population have abandoned or stopped the worship of Christianity or let it's values and belief system go. That's not the same as the religion being in decline by definition - the same number of people still follow Christianity. Whether or not they actively attend church (due to increasing demands on working patterns and other factors) is another debate.Quote from: notsofunny on 13-09-18, 10:56PM poking fun at Christ who does ? as to Burning down a Mosque , are you asking others to try to do so You sure your name is not Tommy or that this site is allowing Bigotry ? Mind you can see how Christianity is falling away when it seems that the teachings of Christ are lost and hate over powers love ,,,,,,,,,,, some At no point did I infer that others should engage in any such activity. I'm merely stating facts - you only have to look back to June to see examples of them, these two disgraceful acts are treated differently;-https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-44505360https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/leeds-arson-attack-hate-crimes-mosque-muslim-sikh-gurdwara-a8385176.htmlPoking fun at Christ? Google is your friend. Or watch South Park. But examine by comparison what happens when somebody publishes a satirical image of Mohammed.