The new Archdruid Archbishop of Canterbury has accused politicians of putting too much emphasis on the short-term needs of voters and ignoring moral issues. In his first speech since taking up office at the start of the month, Dr Rowan Williams said church leaders instead of governments will have to form a moral basis for society. He said that without religion "our whole politics is likely to be in deep trouble."
Maybe you should try getting religion back into your churches...
The speech, which forms this year's Dimbleby lecture, was delivered to church leaders, politicians and other opinion formers and will be broadcast on BBC One on Thursday evening. It shows Dr Williams is ready to challenge the government - particularly its willingness to allow the market to provide for people's needs, according to BBC religious affairs correspondent, Robert Piggott.
If he "challenges the government," then he's "brave." Opposing genuine Evil isn't "brave" in his circle... Or, as al-Guardian describes him...There are three things that everyone knows about the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams: he's sane about sex; he opposes the war in Iraq; and he is some kind of a "hairy lefty" - we know the last bit because he told us so himself. So it is astonishing to read his first major speech as archbishop and discover that he doesn't mention sex at all, war is hardly noticed, and the argument reads like the work of a deeply subversive conservative. And he can be counted on to say all the usual things. |