A Christian Nation?

When you have a nation that, by and large, doesn't profess a true Christian faith, or make a major stand against things of an ungodly nature when seen going on around us, is it any wonder that in what was once considered to be a "Christian Nation", a considerably small proportion of the population can make quite a mark if they are loud enough?

What I am referring to is what went on in Oxford a few months ago. People of Islamic faith were pushing for the introduction of Sharia Law, and I understand that a number of people didn't see that as a problem. That makes perfect sense if you are a person who doesn't hold to any particular belief (which, in itself, is a belief). It also makes sense if you are a person who believes that you can have more than one "truth" in existence, even if they are contradictory.

Everyone is entitled to believe whatever they like. Personally, I believe that a person should settle on a faith that makes the most sense, doesn't offer contradictions in and of itself, and is "loving." Love is a huge topic, and I won't really go into it now, other than to say I am not referring to the "feeling model" of love, but rather, the "action model." The Bible teaches that God is love; that is, His nature is love. He therefore cannot do anything that conflicts with that nature. So, a belief system or "faith" that allows for or pushes acts of evil (such as bombing) is easy to discount as a "true faith" on the basis of a lack of "love in action." But I digress. My point regarding the right to believe is that it's fairly easy to cross items off a list of "What I Could Believe" by the very nature and doctrines of some of the "faiths."

It seems to me that the majority of the nearly 61 million people in the United Kingdom are either not fussed, or not serious enough about whatever they believe, because a considerably small proportion of the population - who are very serious about their "faith" - are speaking louder about important issues such as law and faith.

All you have to do is turn on the news, TV in general, or listen to a conversation at school or the office, and it'll be quite clear that the United Kingdom is anything but Christian.