THE MAIL ON SUNDAY: A historic Church of England diocese where Muslim worshippers outnumber Anglican churchgoers by two to one is set to be scrapped.
According to sources, the Dioceses Commission is drawing up proposals to axe the cash-strapped Diocese of Bradford in Yorkshire and merge it with neighbouring Ripon and Leeds.
Some are pressing for both dioceses to be subsumed into the adjoining Diocese of York, to create a ‘superdiocese’ under Archbishop of York John Sentamu, the Church’s second-most powerful leader.
The first major shake-up of dioceses for almost 100 years could also see senior bishops replaced by lower-paid juniors, and millions of pounds shaved off central administration costs.
The move comes at a time when the Church is facing a severe financial squeeze, with £1billion wiped off its national assets last year.
Insiders said the crisis was particularly acute in parts of the country where population shifts had accelerated a general decline in churchgoing, hitting church collections which feed diocesan coffers.
One said: ‘Some areas with a high concentration of Muslim migrants have experienced “white flight” and the Church is struggling to maintain a foothold.’
Statisticians have predicted that there will be more Muslims in Britain’s mosques on Fridays than Anglicans in church on Sundays within a decade – though Church spokesmen point out that Anglicans increasingly worship at other times of the week. >>> Jonathan Petre | Sunday, October 24, 2010
Successive governments refuse to do anything about the ludicrous multicultural policies we have been pursuing. The truth is that they have opened up a Pandora's box; and they haven't got the wherewithal to put the lid back on again. They are bereft of the necessary courage to do anything meaningful about the problems we face. As a result, if current policies are to be continued, Britain as we have known and loved it will soon cease to exist. British Christian culture will be subsumed into Islamic ‘culture’. Britain will become part of the Dar ul Islam. The time for this is fast approaching. And what does Cameron go on about? His fatuous 'big society'. A meaningless concept if ever I heard one.
This country needs strong government: a government that will be prepared to take all the necessary measures to halt the process of Islamization, and turn back the tide where possible.
If the politicians cannot find it within them to do this, Britain is finished. Amen – © Mark
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