Many years ago I attended the annual dinner of the Sheffield area branch of the Institute of Chartered Accountants held at the Cutlers Hall. Formal dress. The guest speaker was Fred Mulley, MP for the Sheffield Park constituency and a minster in the Labour government. The 'star' of the evening was the humourist/comedian, who on surveying the huddle of penguins before him announced it was a pleasure to address the para-military wing of the Inland Revenue.
I was reminded of this on receiving a communication from The Christian Institute containing this statement:
We believe that the Bible is the supreme authority all of life and we hold to the inerrancy of Scripture.
There is this statement also:
....committed to to upholding the truths of the Bible.
The Institute is on the front line campaigning and lobbying to uphold conservative evangelical biblical teaching on issues including inter alia abortion, gay rights, marriage, assisted death and conversion therapy. It also supports litigation involving individuals claiming wrongful religious discrimination and/or persecution in employment.
The danger is that government bodies, the press, social media and the public may gain the impression from the Institute's activity that it is representing the Christian opinion on issues. Of course it is not. It needs to be challenged vigorously by both liberal and progressive christians.
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