Hattix

Alright, before I get started with this one, let me make one thing absolutely clear: Sharia law is an abomination.

 Now then, on to the whole Archbishop of Canterbury’s comments. He’s not out of line at all in saying that elements of Sharia are “unavoidable” in the British legal system. We face an increasingly rabid Islamic fundamentalist population and for the most part, our Anglican churches are on the moderate side of over-conservative. We’re a democracy and Islamic groups have proven more than willing to use democracy to elect their own candidates who have agendas more fitting with Islamic idealism.

 The reaction has been, in essence, hysteria and a disgrace to the nation. Political rivalry and posturing means bandwagonners are rapidly jumping to condemn Dr Williams but this is just a symptom of the larger problem.

We allow too much religious interference in our political process.

“Too much” of course being “any at all”. Any church, any faith, has no place at all in politics. That the Archbishop of Canterbury gets to sit in the House of Lords is as much an abomination as Sharia law is and it puts on too much pressure for the church having to conform to whatever political leaning is in effect at the time.

Col. Armitstead, Synod from the diocese of Bath and Wells is quoted saying “One wants to be charitable, but I sense that he would be far happier in a university where he can kick around these sorts of ideas.” This is simply another symptom of the disease infecting our government, that the church leaders can’t kick around those ideas, so to speak, because of their political duties. Duties they should not have.

 It’s time we threw all religious groups out of parliament and let politicians do the job of politicians, priests do the job of priests.