It seems true that the growth of science and secularism made organized Christianity feel under threat.

When we are reflecting on terrorism we can grieve for many things we do and have done.

The history of the Church of Rome is a constant leakage of members into such breakaway cults, which go on splitting.

Hierarchy is is much reviled in the present day.

Just in our lifetime our society has become looser and more private, it becomes extremely difficult to hold to any permanent commitment whatever, least of all to organized religion.

Since 1970, relationships can be more volatile, jobs more ephemeral, geographical mobility more intensified, stability of marriage weaker.

Mormons... are so strong, they can handle wealth, they are confident. I think it is because they are not bogged down by rules for equality, but have a firmly defined system of relative status and responsible command.