Trueman: Bad News from Britain

Carl Trueman at Ref21:

Christians must resist the temptation to be taken in by the easy charm of the Nick Griffins of this world, and we should have our agenda set, not by political fear but by biblical priorities. It is not militant Islam that is the greatest threat to Christianity in the West. I suspect more likely contenders are greed and materialism. Of course, militant Islam makes better copy and scarier (more entertaining?) programs for the television; but greed is the one thing the New Testament specifically identifies as idolatry. But we need our bogeymen, and we prefer them, if possible, to be external to ourselves. Easier to blame `them out there' than to look inward to our own hearts.