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John Dickson: 本期节目讨论了西方基督教信仰的显著下降,以及这一现象在澳大利亚的体现。数据显示,英国只有少数人相信任何形式的神,而澳大利亚基督徒比例在最近的人口普查中也大幅下降,并且主要集中在老年人群体中。Dickson认为,虽然这是一个需要面对的事实,但这不应导致绝望,而应该促使人们正视现状并寻求应对方法。 Greg Sheridan: Sheridan分析了西方基督教信仰衰落的原因,他认为既有长期历史原因(例如查尔斯·泰勒在其著作《世俗时代》中探讨的因素),也有短期因素。他指出,长期持续的富裕导致人们认为不需要上帝的怜悯,从而不需要上帝;高度性化的环境,例如便捷的色情内容,对人们来说是一个难以应对的环境,不利于信仰的保持;西方文化中的自我厌恶情绪,特别是精英教育机构中的这种情绪,损害了基督教信仰;教会性侵丑闻也对基督教信仰的衰落起到了作用。Sheridan认为,所有这些因素共同导致了西方基督教信仰的衰落。 Greg Sheridan: Sheridan分享了他公开承认自己是基督徒的原因。他表示,他一生都是基督徒,但一直没有公开自己的信仰。他认为,西方文化对基督教的态度已经从同情转变为敌视,因此现在公开信仰更为重要。他将基督教比作一个“最好的故事”,并鼓励其他基督徒也公开自己的信仰。他个人在火车站思考无神论的经历,最终无法说服自己成为无神论者,也巩固了他的信仰。他认为,理性论证和个人经验对于信仰来说都至关重要,并引用了罗杰·斯克鲁顿的观点,即长期以来人类对上帝的经验是最有力的论据。

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Christianity is experiencing significant decline in the West, despite its growth in other parts of the world. Factors contributing to this decline include sustained affluence, the sexual revolution, and cultural self-hatred.

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Greg Sheridan cut his teeth at the legendary news magazine, The Bulletin, before moving on to the national daily newspaper, The Australian, where he’s been the foreign editor since 1982.

John catches up to talk to him about Christianity's struggles in Australia and why, of all times, he would choose to out himself as a believer.

However, Greg is not so glum on the future and underlines that because the faith is beholden to no particular political party it has the ability to reinvent itself that is more inline with its roots.

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