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Dr Rowan Williams argued it has become difficult for the Church to convey its message because of the popularity of non-believers such as Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens.
He said attempts to reverse the decline in worshippers had begun but that there will be “no quick fix”.
He continued: “I’m not avoiding the point that the coolness of atheism is very much in evidence. The problem is it’s become a bit of a vicious circle. Atheism is cool, so books about atheism are cool.
“They get a high profile, and books that say Richard Dawkins is wrong don’t get the same kind of publicity because atheism is the new cool thing.
“It’s difficult to break into that, but plenty of people are trying.”
“One of the things we’ve been trying to do in the last seven or eight years is find a strategy that says we as a church can’t just wait for people to turn up for us – we ought to be going to where they are.”
I don’t know. Maybe you could try PREACHING THE FREAKING…aw, skip it. Pearls before swine and all that.
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