Your Local Church of England Hindu Priest?
Posted: Monday, September 11, 2006
Albert Mohler

It seems that an Anglican priest has converted to Hinduism -- but is being allowed to continue as a priest in the Church of England. This sounds like a new BBC comedy series, but it is all too true.

The Anglican priest, Rev. David Hart, currently lives in India, where he officiates as a Hindu priest in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He has taken the Hindu name "Ananda" and offers fire to a Hindu snake God, Nagar and other idols.

This past April, he published a book about his conversion. Nevertheless, the Diocese of Ely later extended his clerical standing for another three years. the rest