Two matters have continued to dominate the headlines — the gay agenda and Islam. Tony Blair has explained that the major conflict of our world today is a confrontation between the forces of liberal democracy and those of totalitarian fundamentalism (with extreme Islam in mind). If we take that as a model for what is going on in our own country, then, apart from some marvellous intervention of God, there are only three possible outcomes, none of which looks comfortable for Bible-believing Christians and churches.