Cameron 'does god' and walks into a minefield

[TonyGosling]

Mr Cameron's "Christianity"

G.K. Chesterton said, 'The secret of being a successful journalist is to write one article for the Church Times and ................................... Dave has described himself as "a fairly typical member of the Church of England" – by which he means enthusiastic about good works and community involvement, but more reticent and doubtful when it comes to church dogma. He wrote:

"I believe we should be more confident about our status as a Christian country, more ambitious about expanding the role of faith-based organisations, and frankly more evangelical about a faith that compels us to get out there and make a difference to people's lives."

So far so good. But I was surprised to see his use of the word 'evangelical.' I was brought up as an evangelical and I have enjoyed the friendship of evangelicals all my life, so I know what evangelicals stand for. Here are some fundamental beliefs shared by all evangelicals:

They all believe that good works are not enough, because we are all sinners and we are justified only by Christ's sacrificial death on the cross. Moreover, this is not gentle Jesus, the Labour member for Galilee South. This is, according to evangelical Christians, Christ who was born of a Virgin and rose from the dead. Evangelicals also believe in the Ten Commandments and that marriage is exclusively a relationship between a man and a woman to which they commit themselves by vows.

Cameron, by his words and actions, has made it perfectly clear that he doesn't believe those things. .............................
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Peter Mullen
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