Resurgent religion has done away with the country vicar
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1752562,00.html
The establishment of the Church of England took God out of religion,
but there are risks in a more vigorous approach to faith
Giles Fraser
Thursday April 13, 2006
The Guardian
There was a time when the country vicar was a staple of the English
dramatis personae. This tea-drinking, gentle eccentric, with his
polished shoes and kindly manners, represented a type of religion that
didn't make nonreligious people uncomfortable. He wouldn't break into
an existential sweat or press you against a wall to ask if you were
saved, still less launch crusades from the pulpit or plant roadside
bombs in the name of some higher power.
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