Archbishop Jonathan Blake

The Most Reverend Jonathan Blake, Presiding Archbishop of the Open Episcopal Church B.A. (Hons), Dip. Pastoral Studies. Mobile: 07767 687711 www.bishopjonathanblake.com archbishopjonathanblake@gmail.com www.openepiscopalchurch.org The Church is a member of The International Council of Community churches and the World Council of Churches. Married and a proud Dad.

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Gassed Tehran, seized Kabul, helped Mother Teresa, funded TB hospital, priest 1981, went Auschwitz, wrote on Parliament, convicted, began 1st inter-faith NHS chapel, 12 yrs Anglican cleric/vicar - left, baptised 1000's in homes/Mt Snowdon/at circus, wedding underwater, wrote ‘For God’s Sake Don’t Go To Church’, nailed 95 Theses 2 Canterbury cathedral, arrested, co-founded the Society for Independent Ministry, consecrated a bishop, co-founded the Open Episcopal Church, did 1st gay wedding on morning TV, sued Associated Newspapers, co-consecrated 1st women bishops 4 England,Wales,Scotland, accommodated the homeless, posted Mass/took it 2 sex workers, elected Archbishop, arrested 4 climbing with sons,founded ‘When No One’s Watching',made ICV, did Jade Goody's wedding,invited 2 Downing St, wrote 'That Old Devil Called God Again', conviction 4 campaigning against child abuse quashed on appeal, convicted 4 successful blogging 2 stop paedophile. His Christmas Lights raising £79,000 4 Water in 4 Gambian villages. Published "The Tales of Henry the Lovable Hedgehog", the SAFE New Testament + Psalms + radical Book of Common Prayer, ordained priests for UK,US,Thailand,Spain,Ireland

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

CLOSE FAITH SCHOOLS

All faith schools must be closed. Education must be offered without partiality or vested interest. One cannot object to Islamic practices while accommodating Christian and Jewish ones. Government alone must be responsible for our schools and curriculum.


The existence of faith schools is the greatest threat to our modern society. It allows the old to continue to entrap young minds and perpetuate their blinkered thinking. It sanctions the imprisonment of young lives in nonsensical traditions and restrictive cultural practices. It spawns fundamentalist thought and the excesses of dogmatism that can lead into terrorism and extremism. 
There is no logic or rationale for secular government to permit them. They continue purely because the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church and the Jewish community have such wealth and power. Their schools cannot easily be closed and so, in our equal society, other faiths are invited to open schools also. 
The Birmingham experience has illustrated just how offensive it is for a school to assume Christmas celebrations should be observed.
It is time to rid the country of religious schools and remove from education the marking of any particular faith's beliefs, festivals and customs.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/leaders/article4115023.ece

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