Bp. Nazir-Ali: Western world is losing Christian values

By Martin Beckford
Religious Affairs Correspondent in Jerusalem
25/06/2008

The western world is losing its Christian values at a time when it needs them most, a leading bishop in the Church of England has warned.

The Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester, claimed the declining importance of the church was creating a "double jeopardy" situation where faith was being challenged at a time when society would most benefit.

He said believers needed to "recover their nerve" and spread the Gospel again.

The outspoken bishop, who earlier this week told those who tolerate homosexuality in the clergy to repent, also said he was "frustrated" that decisions which had been made in the church had not been stuck to. the rest image