Re:The Church: protector of freedom and progress (Score 1)

I can understand where you're coming from (haven't you heard that often enough?) but the Church of England is pretty good about allowing debate and rational thinking.

Its reputation for having a few crackpots is due to the fact that they do encourage people to think about their faith, and some of them put forward some pretty odd ideas as they consider their faith.

This is because we believe that our faith is true, and can stand up to criticism, discussion, and debate.

At the central level, it is becoming pretty good at understanding technology and the effects on society and the way we worship (DTPed service sheets, for example), and at communicating that to the parishes.