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ANGLO-CHRISTIANITY

The Alfredic Society seeks to find the right 'formula' to build mass opposition to tyranny.

We believe there are three basic elements needed in this formula - Christianity , Anglo-Saxonism and Rationalism.

Christianity gives us a world-view in which the most important distinction is that between Good & Evil, and where Good comes through Christ - an Other who is personally responsive to us and provides what we need for life.

Anglo-Saxonism gives us a cultural identity that matches with our instinctive sense of who we are and where we belong. Our resolve will be all the stronger as a result.

By Rationalism we mean a pursuit of Truth unencumbered by emotion, suggestion or tradition. We will seek to believe what is most likely to be true based on all the evidence that we can discover.

These three elements form the basis of Anglo-Christianity.

Some more pointers:

1. "Anglo-Christianity is a religion not a faith."

Anglo-Christians have a particular way of looking at the world - and give importance to particular kinds of actions (those that lead to Good over Evil). This makes it a religion (a particular way of thinking and behaving).

However it is not a 'faith'. There are no requirements to suspend the criticism of your intellect in coming to your beliefs.

2. "Anglo-Christianity is a religion in the Anglo-Saxon culture"

Some Anglo-Christians may use the Bible to help them learn about Christian attitudes, however the Bible is not given a unique position in Anglo-Christianity. God and Christ are eternals and may be revealed and explained in different ways to different peoples. We would like to see a new 'Anglo-Saxon Bible' made up of stories illustrating the truths of the world in the Anglo-Saxon culture.

3. "Christ is God embodied in the world. We have the chance to meet him, but this depends on all our actions"

For us 'Christ' is God (or Good) embodied for real in the world. Unlike in some forms of Christianity He is not just a ghostly personal saviour. He is something that we can meet in the real world, embodied in others. However whether this happens depends on our actions - whether we ourselves and those around us are willing to serve God and thus make Christ manifest to others.

4. "Christ has a link to each one of us, and to all forms of individual and collective life."

This means that each of us should hope to find what is best for us in "the Other" in the world. Also that the same applies to all people and all creatures. Also to collectives. In particular we note the 'Anglo-Christ' which is both 'Christ ministering to the Anglo-Saxon race', and 'The Anglo-Saxons collectively serving God'.

5. "Christ is both a mother and a father to us"

The 'Mother-in-Christ' always responds to our wishes. This is love expressed unconditionally. The 'Mother-in-Christ' is what we need to provide a home, a place we can go for shelter from the world, and to recuperate from the stresses and strains of life.

The 'Father-in-Christ' seeks to provide what is best for us, not necessarily what we immediately wish. The Father-in-Christ expresses his love conditionally depending on our actions. The Father-in-Christ thus seeks to shape our behaviour, both to stretch us in our own development, and to teach us what we need to get on with others.

6. "Christ has an opponent. Serving Christ means taking up the struggle against His opponent."

Christ is opposed by Lucifer - the angel of Autocracy. (Autocracy is rule-for-oneself with disregard for its effects on others). Lucifer can be seen as the anti-Christ and the servant of Satan. Lucifer is embodied for real in the world in the same way as Christ. However Christ and Lucifer are fighting for the same territory - the control of peoples' actions.