Debatable. Not the opinion part, but the bit about hell. It's in the English translations, but not in Hebrew or Greek, barring one instance of the latter. Like the Virgin Mary thing, it's probably not what the authors were talking about.
There's no way that we are the 2nd most country who has their laws influenced by religion. It's laughable. We have abortions and everything which goes against Christianity. Here's 30 countries where heads of state must belong to a certain religion. I'm guessing they'll be influenced more than us. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-ta...s-of-state-must-belong-to-a-certain-religion/
The one that condemns homosexuality, that was commissioned by a gay bloke with a child bride? Yeah, that one definitely does mention hell.
The Bible actually prescribes abortion in certain circumstances: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers 5:11-31&version=NIV
The CofE is pretty moderate in terms of what people are and aren't supposed to do so I presume that even if bishops did have an influence it wouldn't make any real difference.
I don't think that I've ever seen an article about how they vote, to be honest. They could be completely moderate or utterly fringe and I'm not sure anyone would be any the wiser. Maybe we can read something into that, though? If they were extreme, then we might hear about it.
You don't know what you're missing mate. Next time you have a blistering, gale force hangover, try this, from Psalm 22... I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax, it is melted in the midst of my bowels. My strength is dried up like a potsherd: and my tongue cleaves to my jaws, and thou hast brought me into the dust of death ...but be not far from me, oh Lord. O my strength, haste thee to help me. Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog. Save me from the lion's mouth; for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
Some are better than others, I find that the bible is often printed on paper that is too thin for a decent wipe.
This looks an intelligent thread, probably why I don't understand a fooking word of it. Either that or all the nutters have gathered in one place and i just stumbled in the door.
The fact is mate that we rank second to Iran in unelected clergy having a say. That's before you add in the monarch, albeit her involvement is pretty much to sign off on things presented It was Henry the 8th who started it
