A priest with the Church of England who converted to Hinduism has been allowed to continue to officiate as a cleric.Turn off the lights, lads.The Rev David Hart’s diocese renewed his licence this summer even though he had moved to India, changed his name to Ananda and daily blesses a congregation of Hindus with fire previously offered up to Nagar, the snake god. He also “recites Gayatri Mantram with the same devotion with which he celebrates the Eucharist”, according to The Hindu, India’s national newspaper.
Sunday 10 September 2006
Apostasy? What Apostasy?
According to this story in the Times, being a Christian is no longer a requirement for being an Anglican priest:
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