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Britain
Families of 7/7 terrorists invited to victims' memorial services
2005-09-05
CHURCH leaders want to invite the families of the July 7 suicide bombers to a national memorial service in honour of the victims. The service of commemoration is to be held at St Paul’s Cathedral on November 1 and will be attended by the Queen and Tony Blair.

Two senior Church of England druids bishops believe that extending the invitation to the bombers’ families would acknowledge their own loss and send a powerful message of reconciliation to the Muslim community. “It will acknowledge the wickedness of the act and the grief and devastation it has caused,” said Martin Wharton, the Bishop of Newcastle. “I believe this has to be an inclusive invitation.”

Jack Nicholls, Bishop of Sheffield, said: “We have to look forward, not back, forward to a society in which Muslims and Christians live together amicably in an integrated community." While Rowan Williams, the Archdruidbishop of Canterbury, declined to comment, senior church sources said that he would “see the value” of inviting the bombers’ families.

The uncle of Shehzad Tanweer, one of the bombers, said his family would be prepared to attend if invited. Asked if some of the victims’ relatives might take offence, Bashir Ahmed said: “If the objection is raised I will be happy to go and apologise for any pain a member of my family may have caused.”

Government officials oppose the plan because of the sensitivities involved and will take the final decision about the guest list. The proposal has also outraged some families of the innocent dead.
Can't imagine why...

Perhaps I'm tarring all the families with a broad brush here, but how many support the idea of jihad though perhaps with someone else's son)? They should be invited to services in Pakistan.
Those of youwishing to learn more about the moral meltdow of the Anglican/Episcopalian Church are encourage to go read Christopher Johnson's Midwest Conservative Journal.
Posted by:Jackal

#6  Then who are representative Tony?

Group beating? How about a mass exile to and abandonded island off the coast of Scotland.
How about the Queen order them to STFU and remove the head druid.
Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom   2005-09-05 15:43  

#5  These Druids are totally out of touch. The victims' families determine who attends and stays the hell away.

Reconciling is not what is needed now. The Muslim community needs to police up its trash, or someone else will do it for them, and that way will not be pretty.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2005-09-05 15:40  

#4  These people are *not* representative of what many people in the UK think.
Posted by: Tony (UK)   2005-09-05 15:34  

#3  a group beating can be very cathartic
Posted by: Frank G   2005-09-05 13:58  

#2  WTF? Nanny Nutty Church of PC
Posted by: Captain America   2005-09-05 13:23  

#1  Sounds noble, but at least one of the parents of the 9-11 terrorists is now an enthusiastic supporter of his son. At last count, 6% of UK Muslims supported the 7-7 terror. A little exclusion message would be in order.
Posted by: Vlad the Muslim Impaler   2005-09-05 00:57  

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