The Church of England used to be in the forefront of multiculturalism when it came to Islam. That appears to have changed, as a new tide sweeps over Europe, as I predicted.
British blogger extraordinaire Canker has the story of a C of E memo from the Church's interfaith advisor to the Church's Bishops that states:
- The government's attempts to integrate `minority faiths' (read, `Islam') have "backfired"
- That Muslims have been given "preferential" treatment since the 7 July bombings.
- That Christians have largely been sidelined and ignored
The note, leaked to the Sunday Telegraph and entitled ` Cohesion and Integration' calls the British government's approach to integration "schizophrenic".
"One might argue that disaffection and separation is now greater than ever, with Muslim communities withdrawing further into a sense of victimhood, and other faith communities seriously concerned that the government has given signals that appear to encourage the notion of a privileged relationship with sections of the Muslim community," it says.
Well, duh!
Better late than never, cousins.
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