London, England, May 28, 2008 / 01:17 am
A lay Anglican pressing the Church of England to work to convert Muslims to Christianity has reportedly secured enough support for his motion to be debated at the next Anglican General Synod.
The motion calls on the Anglican Church to proclaim that Christianity is the only route to ultimate salvation, BBC News reports.
Paul Eddy, a lay Anglican who is training to be a priest, has been denounced by some Muslims for his campaign to convert Muslims. In an interview Sunday on BBC Radio Four, he said that the Anglican Church had “lost its nerve.”
"Both Christianity and Islam are missionary faiths," he said. "For years, we have sent missionaries throughout the whole world, but when we have the privilege of people of all nations on our doorstep, we have a responsibility as the state church to share the gospel of Jesus Christ."