Are we witnessing the fall of Christianity?

Surely there is some sense within our government, surely. How can Britain, a Christian nation be told not to display the Christian symbol. Our freedom as human beings are been infringed by the laws of equality which surround us to this very day. Has our politically correct nation gone completely and utterly mad? Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury has stated that "Its outrageous that anyone cannot display a small palm cross. This is political correctness gone mad". As a Christian nation we should surely be told to stand up for our traditions and cultures and be proud of our heritage and past, however, we are almost trying to erase it all together as if it is something to be ashamed of. Although, some may suggest that we have always had a mix of cultures and tribes from the very beginning which should therefore indicate that if we were to correctly follow our culture and traditions we should be a multicultural country. On the other hand, as far as our records indicate there have never been any Sikhs, Muslims or Buddhists existing on our turf since the turn of the previous century.

How is it fair that there is one rule for Christians and another rule for followers of any other religion? Since the start of the 21st century have the Government been trying to make Britain into a multi-cultural state and trying to get rid of the overwhelming Christian majority. If so, they have done a great job. In the 2001 census, there was a hefty 71% of Christians living in the United Kingdom, however, since then a survey by Tearfund suggests that there is now a much smaller Christian community living in the UK (53%). If this rate continues to drop, we could see Christianity completely fall off the radar. If Christianity were to drop off the radar it would be down to one of two causes. One may be that there is to be a rise in another religion therefore prompting the fall of Christianity. The other would be the decline in Christianity due to the rise in Atheism. Both could potentially be incredibly damaging. Depending on which religion would take over we could see a vast change in the culture which ruins the way we have lived for centuries. However it could be far better than the rise in Atheism.

As generations would pass, they would each in turn, lose their faith in not only God but themselves. They would no longer believe that they could accomplish things. We've all done it ourselves just before an interview, or exam or even a football match. Whatever it might be we would have all prayed for God to give us some sort of luck, such as giving us a kind interviewer or some easy questions or scoring a last minute winning goal. We all needed psychologically to have the belief that we could go on and do something, whether or not God exists is a different matter all together. Without belief we would fail to reach courage and without courage we cannot accomplish anything. If our nation is to continue to develop we need a religion at our forefront. If its not Christianity then it would have to be a religion that is trustworthy and does not demand too much from the public in terms of changing their everyday life. Just stay away from Atheism and our country should go on living strong.

By Max Monteith