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Archbishop: Sharia Law is Unavoidable in the UK
[02.07.2008]
In a radio interview, the Archbishop of Canterbury urged listeners to "face up to the fact" that it is inevitable that Sharia Law (Islamic law) will be recognized in the United Kingdom. Moreover, Archbishop Rowan Williams supports official recognition of Sharia Law. He says that Muslims should not have to choose between "the stark alternatives of cultural loyalty or state loyalty." He argues that Sharia Law in the United Kingdom will help maintain social cohesion. He looks forward to matters such as martial disputes being handled by Sharia courts. We all know how well women are treated under Sharia law. After reading this one can better understand why Archbishop Williams' Anglican Church is collapsing. The revolt against his mushiness on a variety of issues is being led by Anglicans in Africa who are actively battling the Sharia based forces that seek to destroy everyone who fails to accept their theological system. I wonder how long Archbishop Williams thinks the UK can survive with an officially sanctioned nation (which is at odds with Western Civilization) withing a nation. UPDATE: British Establishment reacts to Archbishop. There is some hope.
Unfortunately, separation of church and state is not part of the British legal system. The Queen (or King) is the de facto head of the Anglican church.
Israeli law is a mixture of Turkish and British law. No wonder that the civil authorities wander around like headless chickens.
US law is based on the British system except in Louisiana, where it is based on the French system. One of the major differences that the Founding Fathers wanted to establish is the separation between church and state. This is really no more than the concept of not establishing a national religion.
Any code of conduct (I do not consider sharia to be law) that whips women who are the victim of rape, or cuts off the hand of a thief, or disallows religious articles of any other religion other than islam to not be brought into a country such as saudi arabia, such a code is anti life, anti reason, anti humanity, anti civility, and contrary to the benefit of the world community as a whole.
Posted by: Levi Gershon at February 9, 2008 9:16 PM
Sharia "Law" is not a "Law" but a sanctioned persecution by largely uneducated old men against anything that they deem punishable. Especially as related to that "slave caste", known to the rest of the world as "women"!
It is disgusting to allow this.
Posted by: Gerald Vineberg at February 9, 2008 8:17 AM
If Sharia law is allowed in any western nation it would be the end of freedom of religion...
Posted by: Ernie P. at February 8, 2008 11:04 PM
The United Kingdom may in part be willing to subject itself to Sharia law, but rest assured that The United States of America will never allow it. That is not as long as people like myself have any breath left in their bodies.
Posted by: Donnie Duffey at February 8, 2008 2:14 PM
No way does Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Williams speak on behalf of UK Christians.He is a maverick quite outside of public opinion.His comments have been denounced by Government & Trevor Phillips the chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.The Bishop of Rochester,Pakistan born Dr Michael Nazir-Ali is a far better spokesman on this situation!
Posted by: Christine Eldridge at February 8, 2008 1:30 PM
The British people have been hoodwinked by their government into believing that appeasement of the radical Islamist movement in their country will bring about peace. This is total non sense and a repeat of the 1930's and Neville Chamberlin's efforts to make peace with Hitler. The Islamic movement is the Nazi Party of our times. They will stop at nothing and do whatever is necessary to defeat the west....Britain may well be lost..America will stand alone!
Posted by: AmericanCrusader at February 8, 2008 1:04 PM
"Radical" Islam is continuing its steady march throughout Western Europe. If sharia law is unavoidable in Britain, it is likewise unavoidable throughout the continent.
The Western civilization, which took 2000 painful years to develop its sense of tolerance and overall humanity, is then all but dead. Islam is at least 600 years behind in its development. With the current march of technological progress it is doubtful that the world can survive while Islam struggles to catch up. The US could be the Western civilization's last significant outpost, so, unless we follow Europe's suit, we may have to come to its rescue yet again.
Posted by: Alex at February 8, 2008 12:47 PM
Obviously, the Archbishop has accepted dhimmitude already! How can any Christian support the imposition of the barbaric tribal customs of 8th century desert nomads in a civilized nation in the 21st century? We truly live in a dark age!
Posted by: Paul Robbins at February 8, 2008 11:34 AM
As a UK Christian I am so deeply ashamed and disturbed by the antics of this man - the head of a UK Anglican church which is plummeting out of control into an Islam-appeasing apostasy.
As the so-called 'Vicar of Christ' his one and only well-paid role is to preach the Christian gospel, a vitally important warning in which, from the mouth of Jesus himself, is to" beware of false prophets".
To date, only a few of the most enlightened of modern Christian leaders have stated openly and unreservedly the truth recognised by every true Christian heart, that the man Mohammed was without doubt the primary false prophet in all the religious history of the world.
Given this truth, why is the head of world Anglicanism advocating that the milleniums old law of our land, based very firmly in age old Christian principles, should now be laced with laws from a false religion based on the plagiaristic rantings of a false prophet, as foretold by the Master this archbishop is supposed to be serving?
Posted by: Bill Carter at February 8, 2008 11:13 AM
Just at the time when we are trying to stop Britistanis and other Muslim immigrants to stop taking their girls out of school at 13 for arranged/forced marriages, trying to stop honour killings, trying to suppress the more backward aspects of Islam.
This, the Archbishop thought, must be the right time to encourage the most culturally backward, most divisive and least religious aspect of Islam.
That's it Archie Bish! You encourage the most religiously divisive, sectarian and dogmatic side of Islam and let's suppress and undermine any moderate Muslims who admit that sharia law is a cultural abomination.
All this while simultaneously trying to argue against Christianity's equivalent of Sharia from the towering intellectual giants of African theology!
If he wants to appear to have deep interfaith understanding why doesn't he just admit that Christians and Muslims built their various competing sects on the firm foundation of Judaism - and start from there?
Instead of encouraging all this backwards-looking Sharia nonsense which some Muslims have come to Britain to escape from.
Posted by: Patrick N. Park at February 8, 2008 10:33 AM
I am a Jewish citizen of the United States and Israel. Both countries have their govenments based on the British system. How in the world can the Archbishop of Canterbury make such an irresponsible assertion regarding the law in the United Kingdom? Separation of church and state has always been a mainstay of those nations based on democracy. Some Western countries follow this dictum better than others; nonetheless, instituting a dual legal system by which certain citizens are required one set of laws and another set of citizens are required to follow another set of laws will definitely lead to chaos and anarchy. If the Muslim population in the United Kingsom really wants to practice Islam, their religion, they can certainly resettle in one of the many countries in different parts of the world where the country follows Sharia law. I would think that the Archbishop would wish to make every effort to maintain the law as it stands and has stood for hundreds of years.
Posted by: Yoel Nitzarim at February 7, 2008 3:23 PM
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