Archbishop says sharia law inevitable in UK
Political correctness contradicts the
right of a nation to govern.
The Archbishop of Canterbury drew criticism from across the political spectrum after he backed the introduction of sharia law in Britain and argued that adopting some aspects of it seemed “unavoidable”.
Rowan Williams, the most senior figure in the Church of England, said that giving Islamic law official status in the UK would help to achieve social cohesion because some Muslims did not relate to the British legal system.
His comments, in a lecture on civil and religious law given at the Royal Courts of Justice, were swiftly rebutted by the prime minister’s spokesman, who insisted British law would be based on British values and that sharia law would be no justification for acting against national law.
The archbishop’s political correctness hardly deserves a civil response.
Individuals have to resolve differences between their belief systems and national law all the time - no matter where they live. Trying to reverse that relationship is absurd - though no surprise among theocrats.
Posted: Fri - February 8, 2008 at 07:17 AM