Rev. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
By Laura Mowat
Sunday Express, UK
CHRISTIANS should not talk openly about their faith unless they are invited to according to the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Rev Justin Welby said Christians should wait until hey are asked before they discuss their religious beliefs.
Speaking at a reception for leaders of other faiths, the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury insisted that Christians should not actively “proselytise” towards non-Christians.
When he was asked where he drew the line between evangelism and proselytism, he said: “I draw the line in terms of respect for the other, in starting by listening before you speak; in terms of love that is unconditional and not conditional to one iota, to one single element, on how the person responds to your own declaration of faith; and of not speaking about faith unless you are asked about faith.”
The Church of England recently launched a big drive in a bid to reverse decades of decline.
Last Sunday some of England’s renowned cathedrals, including St Paul’s and Winchester, became places of rock concert-style music.
The Archbishop also said there had been a sharp rise in anti-Semitism in British culture. He said: “We’ve seen a very sharp rise over the last year or so in anti-Semitic expression - absolutely intolerable. I am not looking at any political party, it is deeply embedded in so much of our culture in this country..and many of you will have experienced that.”
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