Earlier this year new statistics were published that revealed that the Anglicans had suffered their biggest drop in attendance in more than 20 years. Outraged synod member Phil Gore commented that "many in the Church do not want a God that makes too many demands on them. Therefore they want to dismiss the Ten Commandments as irrelevant to our modern age."

A similar protest was voiced by David Wilkinson, a lay member from Derby. "The secular world is crying out for the Ten Commandments. Relativism in ethics has taken such a hold on society that fewer and fewer people have a clear idea of the difference between right and wrong."

This news is sadly reminiscent of the apostle Paul's prophecy that "in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, ... unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, ... headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God." (Source: The Sunday Times [London]; 2 Timothy 3:1-4.)