St. Margaret's - The Commons Church closure

It has been a turbulent and divided week for the Church of England. Their synod PR seemed to spectacularly backfire on them with the main news being negative, and the appointment of a less than suitable Archbishop with a history of complaints and unfitting behaviour against him installed. A man who thinks like Justin Welby, so when the 'Make the white church Black' chorus kicks off, he takes part and the same with the other virtue signalling. 

Among the press releases the abuse by clergy and failure of the disciplinary committee seemed the most prominent, and was not a synod release as far as I know. 

In the past, with the Telegraph advertising Justin Welby's every bowel movement - and indeed they still do, I thought that they were on the C of E's team, until recently. 

During the week, the Evening Standard advertised that the Commons Church, St. Margarets, full of historic names and memories and containing a stipendiary choir, was to be closed, for financial reasons. 

The headlines also read about 24m being pledged to 'worship in deprived areas'. It didn't make sense.

Looking at the website, the notice is misleading, not talking of ending services but typical Anglican words about the worship being more done more broadly' someone needs to write a book on what Anglican PR actually means: https://www.westminster-abbey.org/st-margarets-church

I was pleased to see the Telegraph giving the congregation of the Commons Church a voice, and the 'financial' reason for closing the services at the Commons Church had been withdrawn. It is not often that the common people get a voice against the C of E's senior leadership, especially not in Synod week but the closure of the church still doesn't make sense, nor the callousness to the congregation and choir.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/12/doesnt-c-e-care-worshippers-like/

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I admit, as a former Anglican, I still love the buildings and the choirs, they are gems in a broken crown of a broken church. Even in my last years in the church, despite buildings, choirs and atmosphere, I could see the deterioration of the C of E as a body.

Last week one of the typical figures who keep the unsustainable C of E running through their money and powers, tried to 'put me in my place' using a boast about the 'good works' and I explained to her, with an equation admittedly picked out of the air, that the church's boasting and bad works cancel out the showy 'good works' which, used as a boast are not valid in Christ's Eyes. I spoke up in response to her pride, although reason doesn't reach such people: 

https://johniancarter.blogspot.com/2020/07/a-full-response-to-baroness-nicholsons.html

Today one of those very talkative guys who needs us all to accept his opinion, started attacking the congregant who had the article in the Telegraph, telling her that she had no right to attend the Commons Church at all and she was obliged to attend her parish church, whether she has one or not, he launched into an incredible amount of dogma and C of E red tape dogma, with no respect for the viewpoint of the congregant, and finally admitted to being a retired C of E dignitary. 

No wonder he was callous and spouting money and figures and outdated archaic dogma, why didn't I guess he was an Anglican position holder? The cold hatred for fellow man and the delight in figures, money and controlling, should have given the game away. Mammon, money and power, were, to him, more important than human wellbeing and intimacy with God; and the congregants of that church, 180, were in the spiritual home of their choice and have lost that spiritual home.

Although he was trying to be a loud proud, boastful, controlling figure, the poor man's words were flawed and he needed to have the last word. That is how he represented the Church of England and that widening chasm between Anglican and Christian.

The little man needs the last word, and he has it, that he and the C of E have no soul, their 'good works' and 'care' are all a show, they rely on clever words, especially for us plebs who they hope cannot think for ourselves. They don't give a damn about the ordinary congregation, much less about the general public. Cruel and senseless and very proud. I already knew this.

I never intended to be a commentator and have the tiring job of these proud Anglicans hurling slurry at me. It isn't very amusing because of how deep the Anglican delusion is, they are beyond redemption. I am not talking about ordinary worshippers; the worshippers and parish priests still have some integrity, but above that is the bad stuff.

Let me do a 'urgh' Welby impression, I apologize for the sins of my former church against their congregation and the general public. I am sorry I ever believed in the C of E or paid into the coffers or carried out church duties.