Preach Gospel Despite Tensions, English Synod Declares

http://www.livingchurch.org/news/news-updates/2009/2/12/preach-gospel-despite-tensions-english-synod-declares

[The Living Church] 13 Feb 2009--Meeting this week in London, the General Synod of the Church of England has adopted a motion compelling bishops to report on their “understanding of the uniqueness of Christ in Britain’s multifaith society.” They also are to provide guidance on sharing the gospel with people of other faiths, or no faith.

Paul Eddy, a lay member from the Diocese of Winchester, introduced the motion, which some members of Synod feared could jeopardize interfaith relations. Ruth Gledill, reporting for the Times Online, said Mr. Eddy was aware of the religious and cultural tensions in many parishes in England, but he said “it does no harm for the church to restate its beliefs and then to go further, making that belief known, and also understood.”