The King’s Christmas speech faced a backlash from evangelicals and conservative commentators for focusing on multifaith worship and ecumenical links with Rome.
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TheKing’sChristmasspeechfacedabacklashfromevangelicalsandconservativecommentatorsforfocusingonmultifaithworshipandecumenicallinkswithRome.
DavidRobertson,writingforChristianToday,saidtheKing’sfestivemessagewasapredictabledietofvaguemoralisingandtherapeuticdeism.
Hewrote,‘ThetroubleisthatwhileitfitsthedoctrinesofthenewStatereligion,itiswayoutofstepwiththereligionoftheonewhosebirthweweresupposedtobecelebrating.
‘ItisnotthatthereisnothingChristianinit,butratherthatitisa“pick‘n’mix”versionofChrist’steaching.Butasawiseman(Augustine)oncesaid:“IfyoubelievewhatyoulikeintheGospel,andrejectwhatyoudon’tlike,itisnottheGospelyoubelieve,butyourself.”‘
TheProtestantCouncilissuedastatement,sayingthattheKing’sspeech‘wasasincereandheartfeltattempttopromotepeaceathomeanda
