and the lost. and i don t see how i can but be the same as a disciple of christ. interesting you say that, cos i m also very aware that we are sitting right next to one of the finest cathedrals in england in a sense, a symbol of the power of the anglican church in this country. other symbols would include the fact that at the king s coronation, we saw that the relationship between church and state is so very intertwined in england. so, in a real way, you re part of the establishment now, and i wonder whether that makes you a little uneasy. no, i m not uneasy about being part of the establishment. the church is established because of historical and constitutional reasons. you know, were we starting today, would we have done it that way? perhaps not, but that s what we have. and so we work with that. as an established church, it means that people come to us for baptism.
the same as a disciple of christ. interesting you say that, because i m also very aware that we are sitting right next to one of the finest cathedrals in england in a sense, a symbol of the power of the anglican church in this country. other symbols would include the fact that at the king s coronation, we saw that the relationship between church and state is so very intertwined in england. so, in a real way, you re part of the establishment now, and i wonder whether that makes you a little uneasy. no, i m not uneasy about being part of the establishment. the church is established because of historical and constitutional reasons. you know, were we starting today, would we have done it that way? perhaps not, but that s what we have. and so we work with that. as an established church it means that people come to us for baptism. they come to us for marriages, they come to us for funerals.
the same as a disciple of christ. interesting you say that, because i m also very aware that we are sitting right next to one of the finest cathedrals in england in a sense, a symbol of the power of the anglican church in this country. other symbols would include the fact that at the king s coronation, we saw that the relationship between church and state is so very intertwined in england. so, in a real way, you re part of the establishment now, and i wonder whether that makes you a little uneasy. no, i m not uneasy about being part of the establishment. the church is established because of historical and constitutional reasons. you know, were we starting today, would we have done it that way? perhaps not, but that s what we have. and so we work with that. as an established church it means that people come to us for baptism. they come to us for marriages,
who are the underdogs, for those who are, you know, the last, the least, and the lost. and i don t see how i can but be the same as a disciple of christ. interesting you say that, because i m also very aware that we are sitting right next to one of the finest cathedrals in england in a sense, a symbol of the power of the anglican church in this country. 0ther symbols would include the fact that at the king s coronation, we saw that the relationship between church and state is so very intertwined in england. so, in a real way, you re part of the establishment now, and i wonder whether that makes you a little uneasy. no, i m not uneasy about being part of the establishment. the church is established because of historical and constitutional reasons. you know, were we starting today, would we have done it that way? perhaps not, but that s what we have.