Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Jersey vicar says the Church of England "dumbing down"


The Church of England is dumbing down and needs to revert to more traditional ways, a Jersey vicar has claimed.

The rector of St Saviour Dr Anthony Swindell said religion was being "over-simplified to make it more popular".

He said people were too worried about salesmanship and not enough about Christianity.

Head of the Anglican Church in the island and the Dean of Jersey, the Very Reverend Bob Key, said it was a broad Church and one size did not fit all. Read more

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