The ArchDruid Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken in support of wearing the cross saying that it does not offend non-Christians on the day he announced he was stepping down. Don't go Rowan, you are a cornucopia of mirth to the plebs. But what did the non-Christians say? Isn't that more important?
In a candid interview Dr Rowan Williams said he did not believe that Christianity was losing the battle against secularisation in Britain but said that the arguments were being clouded by 'dim-witted prejudice.'
"What I think slightly shadows the whole thing is this sense that there are an awful lot of people now of a certain generation who don't really know how religion works, let alone Christianity in particular, and that leads to confusions, sensitivities in the wrong areas - 'does wearing a cross offend people who have no faith or non-Christians?' well I don't think it does. Isn't the job of the clergy to, you know, educate people about how religion works? Seems like the evangelicals, the missionaries, and the papists understand this a little better than you...
"But people worry that it will. That is partly because there is a slight tone deafness about how religious belief works.
"I think there is also a lot of ignorance and rather dim-witted prejudice about the visible manifestations of Christianity, which sometimes clouds the discussion."
Dr Williams, 61, will leave at the end of December to take up a new role as Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge next January. The Queen, Supreme Governor of the Church of England, has been informed.
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"What I think slightly shadows the whole thing is this sense that there are an awful lot of people now of a certain generation who don't really know how religion works, let alone Christianity in particular, and that leads to confusions, sensitivities in the wrong areas"
Spoken by someone who did more than most to muddy the waters...
"...'does wearing a cross offend people who have no faith or non-Christians?' well I don't think it does."
#5
Pretty much what you would expect from a former PR exec.
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Yeah, it would be better if the Israelis waited until *after* Iran tries to destroy Israel, just to make sure the Iranians mean all that Final Solution stuff.
#8
There are a number of folk on the left that would still say an Israeli counter-attack would be unwarranted because such an attack wouldn't bring the dead back.
#10
When Tel Aviv disappears under a mushroom cloud, Obama and Cameron will go to the UN and demand that they send a VERY strongly worded memo of disapproval. And tell Iran that if they do it again we will ... send another REALLY strongly worded memo, backed by a Security Council resolution condemning the action. Of course, Russia and China will probably veto the resolution.
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#11
I never understood the concept of justification ?
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#12
"KAMARAD"? CAMERON + IRAN ...
versus
* CHINA DAILY FORUM > BRITISH PM IMPLIES AGHAN MISSION HAS FAILED | "WE WON'T BUILD A PERFECT AFGHANISTAN".
The USA, be it under the Bammer or other POTUS, will still have DEEP TROUBLES wid Afghanistan after 2014 pullout.
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Meanwhile, not to be outdone by Iran + Argie Prez Christina oer dat Falklands brouhaha ...
* CHINA DAILY FORUM > "ENGLAND CAN BOMB SCOTTISH AIRPORTS, e.g. Glasgow + Edinborough, iff ole' Escosse' became formally independent from the UK, became mil undefended, but fell under "enemy/hostile" influence.
Tory Peer + Former Solicitor-General of Scotland LORD FRASER.
SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY [SNP]SCHEMA TO REMOVE ALL UK NUCLEAR FORCES FROM SCOTLAND + CONVERT THE COUNTRY'S NAVY INTO "FISHERY PROTECTION" VESSELS RISKS TURNING SCOTLAND INTO AN INDEFENSIBLE WARZONE.
Not sure iff His Lordship si referring to the IRISH OR TO RADICAL ISLAM'S GLOBAL = EURO JIHAD???
D *** NG IT, THE IRISH ARE COMING, THE IRISH ARE COMING!
[MONTY PYTHON'S GIANT RABBIT vs "THE EAGLE" vs BENNY HILL'S MIGHTY EU DUSCH ARMY here].
An invitation to an American lawyer who specializes in fighting Western lawsuits by Islamic extremists has been withdrawn at 48 hours' notice by Leeds University Jewish Society over fears that she is "too controversial".
Brooke Goldstein, director of the Lawfare Project, has been touring Britain this week with UK Lawyers for Israel, speaking about the ways Arab tyrannies and Islamist leaders use "lawfare" to sue those who publish articles exposing radical Islam.
Students are said to be concerned about her association with Geert Wilders, to whom she gave legal advice after he was sued for anti-Muslim remarks.
Ms Goldstein said the students are "trying to prevent me from speaking about how we defend their rights, as someone who advocates on their behalf. I think it's disgraceful, it's Orwellian."
JSoc president Ilana Manuel said: "We researched some of Ms Goldstein's past projects, her associates and views that she has expressed in various media outlets and have decided that this is not appropriate for our campus. Our priority is the welfare of our students and we did not want to put anyone in a situation where this could be jeopardized."
Ms Goldstein argued that her defense of Wilders was about protecting freedom of speech. "Whether you agree with him or not, and there are a lot of points we disagree on, surely he deserves to be allowed to express his opinions in the 21st century?
"It's disappointing that they would shy away from debating the most pertinent issues of our time, for example what limits should be put on free speech and what is acceptable dialogue, critical of religion, in free societies."
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A large proportion of British jews are secular, as are most nominal christians.
But the orthodox are winning the demographics war.
Research by the University of Manchester in 2007 showed that 75 percent of British Jewish births were to the Haredi community.[12] Ultra orthodox women have an average of 6.9 children, and secular Jewish women 1.65.
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