Lockdown and gay marriage – the new Gospels
by Peter Simpson, The Conservative Woman:
THE 18th century poet William Cowper said concerning societies which have cast off the fear of God:
When nations perish in their sins,
’Tis in the church the leprosy begins.
Cowper rightly observed that national decline is a direct consequence of the churches failing in their task. Recent days have afforded us with some sombre illustrations of this tragic reality.
On June 27, the Bishop of Manchester, David Walker, stated on GB News concerning the resignation of Matt Hancock that he was more worried about the breaking of social distancing regulations than ‘a middle-aged bloke having a bit of a fling’. Such words give the impression that man-made Covid-19 rules outweigh in importance the God-given seventh commandment.
Surely it is the primary task of a bishop to be concerned about men’s immortal souls and to warn those who are in danger? Adultery is gross moral wickedness, keeping the unrepentant outside of the kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 6:9-10). The Bible refers to the adulterer as ‘destroying his own soul’ (Proverbs 6:32). Yes, the Bishop subsequently spoke of adultery as being a serious act of betrayal, but it was not his primary point. His words came over as a distinct sidelining of God’s commandment in favour of a greater emphasis upon the Covid restrictions.
This shows us how much the Church of England is grounded in the philosophies of this world, and in the prevailing fashions of the moment, rather than in the perfect revelation of God in Scripture. Daniel French has commented in the Spectator concerning the Bishop’s remarks that conformity to the Government’s pandemic regulations appears to have become a fundamental Anglican doctrine of the faith.
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