tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949629946811250058.post5415170987299974293..comments2023-12-26T03:07:42.703+00:00Comments on Nah Then: Conversion and PluraismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949629946811250058.post-26401547865208394512009-02-23T02:55:00.000+00:002009-02-23T02:55:00.000+00:00GlenYa think?Glen<BR/><BR/>Ya think?Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14637452970276655064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949629946811250058.post-60715482565622633152009-02-22T15:51:00.000+00:002009-02-22T15:51:00.000+00:00JonGood.Jon<BR/><BR/>Good.Glen Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893819289223413110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949629946811250058.post-21379272178249864732009-02-22T02:24:00.000+00:002009-02-22T02:24:00.000+00:00I was on the top of a mountain in Haiti today and ...I was on the top of a mountain in Haiti today and someone asked me if I knew who Jesus Christ was. I countered by mentioning that my father was a Baptist minister, so I felt that I had some vague idea. This, however, didn't put the young guy off.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14637452970276655064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949629946811250058.post-36379345516440542032009-02-19T18:57:00.000+00:002009-02-19T18:57:00.000+00:00Two things. Firstly, I am indeed using a loose de...Two things. <BR/><BR/>Firstly, I am indeed using a loose definition and have in mind the still (relatively) high levels of nominalism and the extent to which Christendom left it's mark on British culture/society so that it still provides distant background music to much of life in this country. <BR/><BR/>Secondly, and more importantly, I have in mind the way things seem to members of other faiths. <BR/><BR/>The issue is one of power. When we speak as a majority (and, even when using a much tighter definition, Christianity is still the major religion of these islands) it significantly affects our relationship with any minorities with whom we speak and this must be taken into account as a matter of respect and good communication practice. We must be sensitive to the vulnerabilities of others and it matters not only what we say but also how we are heard.Glen Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893819289223413110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6949629946811250058.post-88860275625217718502009-02-19T18:36:00.000+00:002009-02-19T18:36:00.000+00:00Glen - agree with much of what you say, but I thin...Glen - agree with much of what you say, but I think 'we, the Christian majority' needs a bit of a challenge. I suspect the only way you can call Christians a 'majority' in the UK is by taking an improbably loose understanding of what a Christian might be. And if you're looking at evangelical (and evangelistic) Christianity, then we're certainly not a majority. Or do you mean something different here?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12569319536475839604noreply@blogger.com