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Britain
Archdruidbishop to mark 9/11 at mosque
2004-07-26
THE head of the worldwide Anglican Church, the archdruidbishop of Canterbury, will reportedly mark the third anniversary of the September 11 attacks by praising Islam in an address from the pulpit of an Egyptian mosque.
Bet you couldn't have guessed it's the Anglican church that would be "praising Islam" on the 9-11 atrocity's anniversary.
Rowan Williams had accepted an invitation to speak at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, considered by many to be the Muslim world's most important centre of learning, Britain's Sunday Times said today. He would speak of the common ground between Christianity and Islam with their shared inheritance as "children of Abraham", the report said.
Memo to Rowan Williams: GO F&%K A RAKE, SIDEWAYS!
"It is a very significant moment in the history of our two faiths and especially coming from a man of his stature and learning," Zaki Badawi, the founder of the Muslim College in London, told the newspaper. "This will cement the relationship between Christianity and Islam because he will point out those aspects which unite the two religions. "The Muslims throughout the world feel beleaguered and a comforting of the enemy word from Archdruidbishop Williams will assure our people they are not alone." Al-Azhar is considered the most important religious uiniversity in the Muslim world and is attended by 90,000 students.
Until all Muslims rise up and genuinely renounce terrorism by visibly expelling every stripe of violent jihadist from their ranks, they d@mn well better "feel beleaguered." That emotion is a direct result of having brought upon themselves justifiably intense scrutiny and equally great suspicion as fellow believers commit the most heinous atrocities in recent history.

However vital rapproachment between Islam and other religions might be, it is the height of insensitivity for Archdruidbishop Williams to make such a gesture on the 9-11 atrocity's anniversary. There are limits and this is one of them. A large number of prominent Imams requesting to speak to Christian audiences would be far more appropriate. I fail to notice any reporting of such a thing. And that is the exact reason why I am so incensed by Williams' act.

Without significant and authentic outreach from Islam, no amount of Western bridge-building will do any good. The ball is in Islam's court, regardless of how much they try and ignore that plain fact. The conspicuous lack of priority being placed upon repairing Islam's image from within signifies only one thing; Satisfaction with Islam's current predilection for genocide, terrorism, misogyny, theocracy and monoculturalism.

Any one of those tyrannies is a deal-breaker. All of them combined represent one of the most poisonous memes since Nazism. Running about trying to coax such a violent entity into changing is entirely inappropriate. Confronted with its own perfidy, Islam must unilaterally seek reformation or be exposed for the bloodthirsty political demon it is.
Posted by:Zenster

#24  LOL, but for stark off the cuff colorfull cussing Howard UK still got the trophy.

Dang, been awhile since a good outbreak. Have they changed the pub hours again?
Posted by: Shipman   2004-07-26 6:25:58 PM  

#23  Hap you can work the saxon purdy good.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-07-26 6:24:02 PM  

#22  FUCK islam and allah(dogshit in Texan), Fuck the archbiSHIT of fuckerberry. FUCK THE WHOLE GODDAMN LOT OF 'EM.
Posted by: Halfass Pete   2004-07-26 5:32:16 PM  

#21  Hat-tip to Fred.

I wonder if Williams will take a moment to inquire about two alumni of that illustrious mosque. Ustazah Kamariah Ali and her husband, Ustaz Mohamed Ya were both graduates of the world-renowned Al-Azhar University in Egypt. They have been denied any religious freedom even though it is guaranteed by Article 11 of the Malaysian Federal Constitution.
Posted by: Zenster   2004-07-26 4:55:14 PM  

#20  #12 It's great to stress commonalities between Islam and Christianity, but the A of C forgot to mention that Judaism is also Abrahamic. I'm sure he'll mention it in his speech.

Spot on call, Michael. I doubt such a mealy-mouthed b@stard as Williams will have the ostiones to address this one critical aspect regarding "people of the book." Take away the Islamists favorite whipping boy and they'll slingshot the AofC/DC outta that mosque in a heartbeat.

PS: Great Asterix reference, Korora!
Posted by: Zenster   2004-07-26 4:28:06 PM  

#19  Did the druid Getafix of pot or something?
Posted by: Korora   2004-07-26 4:14:32 PM  

#18  Define schmuck...
Posted by: mojo   2004-07-26 3:56:13 PM  

#17  SH,

He'll probably go to Rome for November 5 and offer his assistance to the Pope in effecting regime change in London.
Posted by: Mr. Davis   2004-07-26 2:51:26 PM  

#16  I heard that after the speech he is going to visit a Paleo summer camp for little jihadis and then inspect some tunnel for moving 'commerce' to/from Egypt. Why do they (Socialist Christians) like to pretend that this is not a religious war? Why not denounce world terrorism while visiting Egypt? Also might want to ask Mumbarak if he plans to shut down the radical Newspapers that help spread violence.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter)   2004-07-26 2:33:01 PM  

#15  Is that a picture of the archdruid with Sheik Yassin?
Posted by: Seafarious   2004-07-26 2:05:21 PM  

#14  Why is he marking 9/11? Tell him to stick to Guy Faulks Day. The "We are all Americans" was put to the lie by socialists quite a while ago.
Posted by: Super Hose   2004-07-26 1:54:59 PM  

#13  Thank you. My monitor needed to be cleaned anyways.
Posted by: tu3031   2004-07-26 1:49:53 PM  

#12  It's great to stress commonalities between Islam and Christianity, but the A of C forgot to mention that Judaism is also Abrahamic. I'm sure he'll mention it in his speech.

I'm sure he'll also confront Sheikh Tantawi, the Prez of Al Azhar, about the latter's tolerance/encouragement of Palestinian homocide bombers, about the dire situation of the Copts in Egypt, etc.

The key is tolerance and understanding is a two-way street. Which formal institution in the Islamic world has a class in comparative religion, for example, where the thesis is NOT that Islam is the one and only true path to heaven? Not Al Azhar, you can be sure of.
Posted by: Michael   2004-07-26 12:52:12 PM  

#11  Williams is certainly post-Christian. A socialist Christian. I'm more Christian than he is, and I'm far from holy.
Posted by: Bulldog   2004-07-26 11:42:53 AM  

#10  Not just any mosque, either.
Posted by: someone   2004-07-26 11:39:30 AM  

#9  Random - for a long time, I've considered Europe to be post-Christian. They just like to hang on to the history and trappings ("atmosphere, don't you know") because it makes them feel superior.
Posted by: Spot   2004-07-26 11:16:09 AM  

#8  Is it any wonder that the Church of England is considered by many to be no longer Christian and not particularly English? The Episcopal Church in the States has been in the same deathspiral for years, more PC than Christian. It almost seems that the mainline Christian churches have become bored with Christianity and just want to retain the smug, holier-than-thou liberal PC attitude. Maybe they should be called PChristian churches.
Posted by: Random thoughts   2004-07-26 11:11:56 AM  

#7  How about some iman (or mullah or whatever they are called) praising Christianity on the anniversary of 9/11? Hell, I'd settle for the A of C praising Christianity.
Posted by: Spot   2004-07-26 11:06:46 AM  

#6  praising Islam - That's the bit that worries me. Shouldn't we be making them feel as uncomfortable as f*ck? Totally agree Bulldog - haven't met a muslim in the UK who unequivocally denounces 9/11. (It's the Joooos.)
Posted by: Howard UK   2004-07-26 10:04:20 AM  

#5  I wish the self-proclaimed hairy leftie would convert to Islam and get it over with. If he's going to the seat of Islamic learning, is he going to ask them why most Muslims believe coreligionists weren't responsible for 9/11?
Posted by: Bulldog   2004-07-26 9:58:50 AM  

#4  This will cement the relationship between Christianity and Islam
Yes it certainly will cement the relationship.
Dhimmi <--> Overlord
Slave <--> Master
Rapee <--> Rapist
Posted by: ed   2004-07-26 9:54:35 AM  

#3  Looks like the Anglican Church once again proves it is headed by a boob and a rube.
Posted by: OldSpook   2004-07-26 9:48:53 AM  

#2  Could we get the picture up, Fred. I feel the need to spit on something.
Posted by: tu3031   2004-07-26 9:43:57 AM  

#1  I'm certain he'll preach in the womens section, to the choir and all like that.

Posted by: Shipman   2004-07-26 9:38:53 AM  

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