Britain: Church attacks Labour for betraying Christians while promoting Muslim demands

by PEP | June 7, 2008 at 01:44 pm | 27 views | add comment | 0 recommendations

Bound to be a controversial topic, this report takes on an issue important not just for Britain, but for the U.S. and Canada as well. The question reaches across the Big Pond--are secular Western governments not just stepping aside from religion, but instead actively working for Muslim goals while tearing down Christian needs and rights?

The policies of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have helped to generate aspiritual, civic and economic crisis in Britain, according to an importantChurch of England report.

Labour is failing society and lacks the vision to restore a sense of Britishidentity, the report says in the Church’s strongest attack on the Governmentfor decades. It accuses the Government of “deep religious illiteracy” and ofhaving “no convincing moral direction”.

The report, commissioned for the Church of England and to be published onMonday, accuses the Government of discriminating against the ChristianChurches in favour of other faiths, including Islam. It calls for theappointment of a “Minister for Religion”, who would act as the PrimeMinister’s personal “faith envoy” and who would recognise the contributionof faith communities to Britain across every government department.

The 180-page report, seen by The Times,describes the Government asmoral, but lacking a “compass” and reflects an attempt by the Church tocarve out an effective role for itself in the 21st century as a provider ofwelfare for young and old.

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