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| Archbishop of Canterbury has no intention of resigning | |
| 2008-02-11 | |
The archbishop of Canterbury has no intention of resigning ...
Rowan Williams, the spiritual leader of more than 75 million Anglicans worldwide, kicked off a controversy when, in an interview with British Broadcasting Corp. radio Thursday, he said the implementation of Shariah law in Britain was an inevitable part of achieving social cohesion. While Williams has since been backed by other senior bishops, the media's reaction has been poisonous, drawing lurid headlines accusing him of everything from cowardice to tacit support for Islamic terror. Some editorialists have called for him to resign, but the Church of England said Sunday he would do no such thing. "He is not considering his position," church spokeswoman Marie Papworth said, adding that Williams would not be speaking publicly about the issue until Monday, when he was due to address the General Synod, the church's governing body. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 Can't say how they do it in England, but in Germany, your 'tithe' comes out of your paycheck, just like our taxes do. It takes a ton of paperwork to get them to quit. Whenever the State supports a Church, the purpose of the Church is to support the State, not to declare the Kingdom of God. England has reached the point where the Church doesn't even support the State. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-02-11 21:56 |
| #9 Can't tell Brits what to do but if I was a member of this church I would stop attending and stop tithing until this guy was gone. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-02-11 12:23 |
| #8 "Who will rid me of this troublesome priest" Henry II. 900 years later that statement still rings true. I wish the Queen would stand up to people like this and call them out publicly. |
| Posted by: SCpatriot@work 2008-02-11 09:44 |
| #7 Find "common purpose", find gramsci. Luckily they're all too stupid to lead public opinion, however they're "nepotism" does lead to people being placed where they wouldn't if talent alone was the deciding factor. As you can see this causes huge damage to the U.K. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2008-02-11 07:08 |
| #6 What Gromky said. GRAM.............SCI........................ |
| Posted by: no mo ruo 2008-02-11 06:36 |
| #5 Have a google around "common purpose" |
| Posted by: Birght Pebbles 2008-02-11 06:10 |
| #4 Yeah. He won't go quietly. Getting to the top where he could influence others with his poisonous opinions was his entire life's amibition, and he's not about to leave now. |
| Posted by: gromky 2008-02-11 01:12 |
| #3 All he'll have to do is declare "i'm a muzzlimb" and the English taxpayer will have to support him for life. Let's make sure that doesn't happen here in the US... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2008-02-11 01:12 |
| #2 He may not have to, if the Synod fires him. |
| Posted by: Unatle Tojo8595 2008-02-11 01:06 |
| #1 I doubt that he could find any other way of earning a living were he to resign. Further, he is dedicated to his ongoing quest to destroy the Christian faith in Great Britain. That a piece of flotsam like this could float to the top of the church hierarchy is a damning condemnation of the Church of England. Almost enough to make the Queen convert to catholicism. |
| Posted by: RWV 2008-02-11 00:28 |