The aggressive secularism of Britain could end up marginalizing Christianity, warns former UK Prime Minister and Catholic convert Tony Blair. Blair agrees with Church leaders when they complain that religion could end up being considered a “personal eccentricity” rather than a major influence on society. “I think people should be proud of their Christian faith and to express it as they wish,” said the former prime minister.
During his official term as head of the country, Blair tried to avoid references to religion. He admitted that he merely avoided being considered crazy if he spoke publicly about his personal convictions.
After his conversion to Catholicism, the former prime minister created the foundation that bears his name to promote “respect and understanding among the world’s major religions.” Blair’s wife Cherie, also a staunch Catholic, has publicly expressed her disappointment over the general weakening of propagation of the Catholic faith, calling it ‘terminal decline’ of Christianity.
Part of the mission statement of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation is to “show how faith is a powerful force for good in the modern world.” The group wants to “use the full power of modern communications to support and step up efforts at every level to educate, inform and develop understanding about the different faiths and between them.”
Via Telegraph.co.uk
