By Melanie Phillips
The most bizarre aspect of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s extraordinary declaration today of abject religious and cultural surrender to Islam was the extreme lengths to which he went to avoid precisely the furore which has now erupted — and then proceeded dramatically to depart from his own strategy.
In a major lecture this evening, which I attended, he argued for an accommodation between English law and Islamic sharia law: an end to the ‘legal monopoly’ of English law, in order to allow people to choose between Islamic and English law for the resolution of disputes and the administration of marriage, divorce, inheritance and other matters.
This incendiary proposition was nevertheless expressed in the lecture in language so convoluted and ambiguous — ‘nuanced’ is, I think, the current expression of choice — that many in the audience admitted they didn’t have a clue what on earth he was actually saying. So nervous was Lambeth Palace, however, that the press would sensationalise his remarks, it tried to control the reaction by restricting embargoed copies of the text so that few papers would be able to report the lecture — and instead giving an exclusive interview with Dr Williams to BBC Radio Four’s World at One.
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Dr. Rowan Williams is a prime example of what happens when a Church, no matter how large, “falls away” from its Biblical roots and the truth. He is a Druid which is a Satanist. Rowan Williams apologises to Freemasons (Masons worship Egyptian gods including Baphomet (drop that name in Google for pictures), the Devil, and support the coming New World Order occultism) and also supports a new Bible which okays fornication. He is a hypocrite and a false teacher even though he says he is a Christian. He is FALSE!
A year or so ago a Jewish teacher from Hebrew University in IL went to Australia and said when Muslims reach 10% in a nation, they take over. That caused a big uproar and he was called hateful. Today there was an article stating that the current Australian government and the opposition party in Australia outright reject any idea of accepting any form of Sharia law in AU which Williams suggests. At least AU has something right.
Is anyone surprised? Disgusted, yes, but mainstream religions have gone berserk of late. This Anglican leader is one sick puppy and has been inhaling the fumes of too many candles in his dotage.
What disease does he have? Can someone explain why he is pulling this dumb and dangerous move? Is he being bribed or is his life being threatened? Does he hate his fellow Christians? Does he see servitude to Muslims as the embodiment of what Christ might have done with lepers – serving the dispossessed, sick and pure to gain entry into heaven?
The Liberal Premier in Ontario almost granted Sharia law in Ontario before someone told him what it really means – and so he recanted.
I wish someone could explain the theological thinking that went into such a decision?
Other religious weirdness:
Look at the Catholic religion, praying for Jews to be Catholics in order to be saved, see: http://www.thespec.com/article/320708
The United Church in Canada is asking the Canadian government to end Palestinian “boycott” See: http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/5164
What a sick bastard this Archbishop is.
I am rather enjoying this situation! I wouldn’t even begin to attempt any try to explain or justify Williams, as Nothing I could ascribe to him and most Brits would not do them justice in my disdain of them all.
Lord Shaftesbury [Anthony Ashley-Cooper] often remarked that all wise men are of but one religion. “And which is that?” he was asked one day. “Wise men,” he wisely replied, “never tell.”
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread or to put it otherwise, foolish people are often reckless, attempting feats that the wise avoid.
In this case, it is the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams who took the role of the fool.
Williams was no doubt guided by a belief held by many Christian leaders that in order for them to present themselves at home as posing no threat to Muslims and in a misguided effort to ease the burden upon their Christian brethren in some Muslim nations where Christians have bee persecuted and murdered, it behooves them to make a show of good will, tolerance and some accommodation to the world Muslims in respect of demands Muslims make or which these Christian leaders anticipate will be made.
Williams may know a thing or two about Christianity, but as Melanie Phillips incisively time and again points out, he knows nothing of even the fundamentals of British law including the core foundation that all people within Britain are subject to one law and one law alone.
If Williams wants to redeem himself, he had best stick to thinking and talking about religion.
Christians are wont to say that confession is good for the soul.
Given that Williams is a Christian, he can completely redeem himself if he were to come forward and publically confess his sin of arrogance for having been so foolish as to tread on issues, reserved for those who are knowledgeable and wise, which Williams by his own words in this case, only proved his own ignorance.
You may be right that, ultimately, the Brits will get what they deserve. But what is happening there is also happening all over the Western world. It is happening in the United States, though more slowly.
The more interesting question is why the erosion of Western values is happening, and here we hit the deepest vein of unspeakable political correctness.
Simply stated, the issue is immigration. We allow muslims to live in the West; did we really expect they wouldn’t bring their religion with them?
If you can’t beat them join them? I don’t get it! Are the British and her leaders so cowed? I really in the end think the Brits deserve all that is happening to them though!
I am embarrassed. As I was typing “Giffiths” I felt something was wrong or unfamiliar. I really do know her proper name and have often posted her articles. She is one of the best. I was just working too fast.
I also love Melanie Griffith. Her movie Something Wild with Jeff Daniels is one of my favorites.
Ted – could you please correct the attribution on this article.
The writer of this piece is Melanie Phillips. As you know, she is the author of “Londonistan,” and writes extensively on British, Israeli, and Jewish issues.
For the record and to resolve any possible confusion:
Melanie Griffith (no ‘s’ at the end) is the actress daughter of Hitchcock beauty Tippi Hedren. In my opinion, Melanie’s best role was in “Working Girl” – one of many movies that featured stunning scenes of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and Manhattan skyline.
Rachel Griffiths (with the ‘s’ at the end) is an Australian-born actress, whose prominent work includes a lead role in the recent HBO dark comedy “Six Feet Under,” and playing the sister of the British cellist, Jacqueline Du Pre, in the movie “Hillary and Jackie.” While the movie does portray Jacqueline’s marriage to the Argentinian-Israeli conductor/musician Daniel Barenboim, who many years later, in July 2001, performed a Wagner opera in Israel, I don’t think Ms. Griffiths herself has any particular interest in Israeli issues, nor can she be held accountable for Barenboim’s Wagner obsession.