The mouse has roared. In his new book Reimagining Britain, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has said that Sharia should never become part of the British legal system because it is incompatible with our laws.
High levels of Muslim immigration, he says, have led many to challenge majority values, especially in family life. He wants Britain instead to uphold the values founded upon its own principles and Christian inheritance.
The Church of England upholding Christian values as preferable to those of another faith? There will surely be amazement in Heaven. It’s certainly a reversal of the position taken by the archbishop’s predecessor, Lord Williams, who said in 2008 that he backed the introduction of Sharia in Britain and argued that adopting some of its aspects seemed “unavoidable”.
.... Moreover, the basic principle of a liberal democracy is one law for all. Minorities are welcome to establish communities of faith and culture but these must not conflict with the country’s fundamental laws and values. In order to safeguard a nation’s cultural identity, there must be a line between, on the one hand, upholding its basic precepts and, on the other, tolerance of minority faiths and cultures. Preventing the imposition of Sharia is where that line needs to be drawn over Islam.
[TOP RATED COMMENT 176 votes]About time someone has spoken out on the obvious. If adherents of the desert religion want to have sharia law, then go and live in a country where it is practised.
[2ND 147] Well done Archbishop Welby! Impressed with all you have done since becoming AB. This stance is most laudable and I am only sad that you do not have the support and action of our elected politicians.
People of all political and religious persuasions are GREATLY concerned at what they see happening with Moslems in this country.
The Trojan Horse movement shocked everyone. The most recent occurrence of the headteacher, who had 20,000 signatures and highly offensive pressure put on her to rescind her correct decisions, is horrendous.
This country is not owned by Moslems. It is not only highly offensive to the British to have Moslems trying to introduce their sharia law into this country, but is against British law. Moslems have no right!
It seems to the growing majority of people in this country that`s its time for the British people to stand up and be counted. The goodwill, kindness, generosity, sense of fair-play and democracy of the British, is being abused.
[3RD 135] The simple fact is that Islam does not integrate, but colonises, and the West ignores this at it's peril. [The Times (£)] Read more
