The Church of England’s purging of school hymns is reckless cultural destruction
New guidance instructing faith schools to abandon overtly religious songs is yet another lunatic assault by the C of E on its own heritage
15 May 2021 • 2:00pm
What s up with hymn? New Church guidance calls for an end to confessional singing in schools
Credit: David Burges
It’s a long-standing joke that the Church of England exists largely to remove any idea of religion from our national life. The more the Church has sought to make its services more “inclusive” and “relevant”, the more Christians have converted to other denominations where they think things are done properly (notably Roman Catholicism), and the more those curious about Christianity have avoided the C of E.