C.S. Lewis, in his essay The Weight of Glory, pointed out:<\/p>\n
There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations – these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub and exploit – immortal horrors or everlasting splendours.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The Anglican Church of Canada has been uncomfortable with this and other transcendent aspects of Christianity for years, so it has been labouring tirelessly to divert attention away from troubling ideas such as miracles, the final destination of man\u2019s immortal soul, substitutionary atonement and so on, preferring, instead, to concentrate on social work, left-wing political agitation and, of course, sex.<\/p>\n
Now, in what must be a major theological breakthrough for 2016, the Anglican Church of Canada has announced that it has found a way to reduce immortality \u2013 perhaps, eventually to banish it completely. As Fred Hiltz points out in his New Year\u2019s Day sermon<\/a>, the plan is to start with eroding the immortality of pregnant women:<\/p>\n
This major initiative reflects a commitment to several of the Sustainable Development Goals including a lowering of the immortality rates among pregnant women.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
C.S. Lewis, in his essay The Weight of Glory, pointed out: There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations – these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the … Continue reading