But in offering his solution (below) to the supposed problem, he is clearly unaware that it is, in fact, already on offer - in the new look, theologically eviscerated, liberal Anglicanism [here] coming to a church near you very soon, if it isn't there already.... and in some places it has been there for a considerable time...
"....Anyone is welcome to come into a church at Christmas, but maybe it’s also time for some of the Christmas tourists to stop kidding themselves. Perhaps what we need is to find a beautiful old building somewhere, deck it out with meaningless yet attractive symbols, paintings and carvings, fill it with diffusers which release a suitably spiced, exotic aroma, and charge people to come and sing carols. You could improve upon the carols by throwing out all the old-fashioned words and bits which don’t rhyme and replace them with something more accessible, adding a decent bass line, or some percussion. You could have ample parking, a crèche and gift shop...."An Advent carol for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception:
a contemporary setting by Paul Mealor of 'A Spotless Rose' sung by Tenebrae, directed by Nigel Short:
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