'One of the reasons we can be pretty sure Jesus actually existed is that if He had not, the Church would never have invented Him. He stands so passionately, resolutely and inconveniently against everything an established church stands for. Continuity? Tradition? Christ had nothing to do with stability. He came to break up families, to smash routines, to cast aside the human superstructures, to teach abandonment of earthly concerns and a throwing of ourselves upon God’s mercy.'
Matthew Parris, The Spectator (25th February 2012). Available at: http://www.spectator.co.uk/columnists/matthew-parris/7667978/beware-i-would-say-to-believers-the-patronage-of-unbelievers/
