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My gran tells a family story of her mother being a political activist and going out with flags and handbills and shouting down the other candidates when they did this old fashioned thing of speaking to public gatherings. Changed days, now the majority of people don't vote. These European elections have been marked with a distinct lack of canvassing - I haven't had a single leaflet through the door. I wonder if local or domestic issues are being seen as diverting attention to matters best left alone. I think in many ways this attitude has already contaminated the church. During the Victorian era there was a distinctly middle class move to privatise faith, people got embarrassed, didn't want to talk about it. The result has been generations growing up with a pick and mix understanding of the Christian faith, vague notions about Christmas and Easter, who were involved and what actually happened, not inspired by Disney or Hallmark orthey major in sectarian label bashing with no understanding what ever. The church has to reclaim the streets again, get out sharing the gospel - if people don't want to know then that is fine, its up to them but they have to be given the choice or the church has failed in its God given call to spread the gospel and make disciples. Oh well back off the soap box on to the work bench and see what God inspires us to make.
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