A senior clergyman at York Minster have introduced Zen Buddhist meditation into their offered services. the Church of England has come under fire because of this.
York Minster is one of the U.K.'s best-known cathedrals and offers daily prayer and choral worship.
Fortnightly meetings for Zen meditation were quietly introduced two years ago, following the suggestion of Rev. Canon Dr. Christopher Collingwood, who claims to be a longtime enthusiast of the Buddhist practice and has described himself as "religiously bilingual."
The meeting (called a "sangha") takes place every other Friday at the Minster's Old Palace, led by Rev. Collingwood and supported by a Roman Catholic priest and Zen master, Fr. Patrick Kundo Eastman Roshi, and are now listed under the Minster's main "spiritual activities," alongside Sunday school.
Andrea Williams, an evangelical activist, stated,
"Buddhism contrasts sharply with Christian teaching about God. The two are incompatible. To try to mix them is deceptive and dishonors Jesus Christ."
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Fortnightly meetings for Zen meditation were quietly introduced two years ago, following the suggestion of Rev. Canon Dr. Christopher Collingwood, who claims to be a longtime enthusiast of the Buddhist practice and has described himself as "religiously bilingual."
The meeting (called a "sangha") takes place every other Friday at the Minster's Old Palace, led by Rev. Collingwood and supported by a Roman Catholic priest and Zen master, Fr. Patrick Kundo Eastman Roshi, and are now listed under the Minster's main "spiritual activities," alongside Sunday school.
Andrea Williams, an evangelical activist, stated,
"Buddhism contrasts sharply with Christian teaching about God. The two are incompatible. To try to mix them is deceptive and dishonors Jesus Christ."
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This is wrong at all levels. This is not biblical.
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