archnumpty of canterbury

Okay, so Rowan Williams’s position is slightly more nuanced, according to recent BBC reports, than the headline version I saw earlier today.
Still, it is disgraceful. Sharia law is a byword for oppression and injustice – and not only would it be an utterly massive retrograde step for this country to come under it, but it [...]

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123 meme

Thanks to Berenike:
The 123 Rules:
1. Pick up the book nearest you with at least 123 pages. (No cheating!)
2. Turn to page 123.
3. Count the first five sentences.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five other bloggers.
Sitting directly in front of my bookcase, I picked the one that caught my eye first. It’s going to need [...]

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even the risk of violence

Yet more threats of violence against people who comment on the violence and other undesirable traits of of Islamism.
In an article a few weeks ago, Michael Nazir-Ali (Bishop of Rochester) wrote this:
“One of the results of this [ie of facilitating people living in separate communities without encouraging healthy relationships with the majority] has been to [...]

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ridiculous at the weekend

A woman and a man behind me in the queue at the supermarket this morning struck up an acquaintance based on the shocking fact that they were having to wait in line at the checkouts. Repeatedly, it seemed. Clutching a couple of items each, they shared with each other that they’d “phoned up head office” [...]

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