The West and Sharia Law
George Orwell:
One has to belong to the intelligentsia to believe things like that: No ordinary man could be such a fool.Lance Fairchok looks at the Archbishop of Canterbury:
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is the titular head of some 77 million Anglicans. In a recent lecture and subsequent interview, he stated that he believes an accommodation with Islam can be reached within the greater context of the United Kingdom. He sees an adoption of some aspects of the medieval system of Islamic religious law, Shari'a, as "unavoidable." Calling for a "constructive accommodation" with Muslims over Shari`a, Dr. Williams has ignited a firestorm of criticism, with many calling for his resignation. Yet this behavior is not really so surprising for the man. He has already apologized to Muslims for the crusades, a stunningly dim-witted thing to do and one that ignores history. It bought no lasting goodwill. The possibility of a similar apology for the far larger depredations of Islam from a Muslim spiritual leader is laughable. He also embraced Yasser Arafat, a brutal terrorist and advocate of genocide, a murderer and criminal. In this, he is the perfect postmodern clergyman; his moral judgment is as flexible as his dedication to his faith.The entire BBC interview is here and here:
February 17th, 2008 at 7:20 PM
Please tell us the History of the Crusades—Were Christians Murder Hundred of Thousands of Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the name of Christ. You are a fool.