Antimulticulture
2005-12-19 12:29:27 UTC
Don't stifle Christianity by political correctness, says Carey
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0%2C%2C2-1939710%2C00.html
December 19, 2005
The public expression of the Christian faith and other religions is being
undermined by political correctness, the former Archbishop of Canterbury,
Lord Carey of Clifton, says.
"I think there is a view around that practising Christianity and all the
symbols that go with it embarrasses people of other faiths and of course
that's nonsense," he told GMTV's Sunday Programme.
This month a Derby schoolgirl was sent home after she refused to remove her
crucifix necklace. A crucifix was "an expression of our faith", Lord Carey
said, dismissing the claim that it was jewellery. "I'm glad that many people
have risen up against that and said it's nonsense," he said.
"I think it may come from a certain nervousness - maybe it's excited by the
visibility of Muslims in our country, with some girls wearing burkhas.
[ed. exciting...yeah, that's one way of looking at it...]
"There's certainly nothing wrong with wearing a cross or crucifix or having
those symbols in our classrooms. It's proper that you should have a
discussion of that nature."
He was worried that the school's decision "may represent a worrying
hostility towards Christianity and all religions by a minority of people in
leadership today who want to privatise religion, push it to the boundaries,
not allow a voice in the public arena, and go the way of France.
"I personally think that would be a retrograde step. That would not be the
Britain I know.
"We can't keep faith out of politics or out of public life. It's part of our
own identity.
"I don't expect the Prime Minister to preach that he is moving into my kind
of job, but he has got every right to say his Christian faith pervades and
influences all that he does."
Lord Carey, who retired as head of the Anglican Church in 2002, said that
Christians should be more explicit about their faith and proud of the Cross.
"We must avoid the kind of political correctness that is creeping in and
undermining the public expression of the Christian faith."
The debate over the school's barring of the crucifix could be "very good
news for the Church" he said. "It may make us much more aware of the meaning
of these symbols so that when we put these things on, we do it because it
means something and it's not simply a piece of jewellery."
He added that MPs should do more to "recover our identity about being
British today. I cannot understand how you can be British without having the
core faith at the heart of it which is Christianity.
"To the legislators I say: 'Let's apply common sense principles to all our
laws and legislation but let's be aware of the rich vein of the Christian
faith which runs through our history and laws, culture, literature and so on
'. If you take the Christian faith out of British identity what have you got
left? "That's not to say you can't be British and a Jew or British and a
Muslim - of course I'm not saying that. But we are talking about a British
identity. The majority of people in this land identify themselves by a
common language, by common culture and by the implicitness of the Christian
faith itself. It's a very important part of our identity."
--
Jim
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Western_Nationalist
Unite Against Multiculty
"Abolish Multiculty and String Up The Traitors!"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0%2C%2C2-1939710%2C00.html
December 19, 2005
The public expression of the Christian faith and other religions is being
undermined by political correctness, the former Archbishop of Canterbury,
Lord Carey of Clifton, says.
"I think there is a view around that practising Christianity and all the
symbols that go with it embarrasses people of other faiths and of course
that's nonsense," he told GMTV's Sunday Programme.
This month a Derby schoolgirl was sent home after she refused to remove her
crucifix necklace. A crucifix was "an expression of our faith", Lord Carey
said, dismissing the claim that it was jewellery. "I'm glad that many people
have risen up against that and said it's nonsense," he said.
"I think it may come from a certain nervousness - maybe it's excited by the
visibility of Muslims in our country, with some girls wearing burkhas.
[ed. exciting...yeah, that's one way of looking at it...]
"There's certainly nothing wrong with wearing a cross or crucifix or having
those symbols in our classrooms. It's proper that you should have a
discussion of that nature."
He was worried that the school's decision "may represent a worrying
hostility towards Christianity and all religions by a minority of people in
leadership today who want to privatise religion, push it to the boundaries,
not allow a voice in the public arena, and go the way of France.
"I personally think that would be a retrograde step. That would not be the
Britain I know.
"We can't keep faith out of politics or out of public life. It's part of our
own identity.
"I don't expect the Prime Minister to preach that he is moving into my kind
of job, but he has got every right to say his Christian faith pervades and
influences all that he does."
Lord Carey, who retired as head of the Anglican Church in 2002, said that
Christians should be more explicit about their faith and proud of the Cross.
"We must avoid the kind of political correctness that is creeping in and
undermining the public expression of the Christian faith."
The debate over the school's barring of the crucifix could be "very good
news for the Church" he said. "It may make us much more aware of the meaning
of these symbols so that when we put these things on, we do it because it
means something and it's not simply a piece of jewellery."
He added that MPs should do more to "recover our identity about being
British today. I cannot understand how you can be British without having the
core faith at the heart of it which is Christianity.
"To the legislators I say: 'Let's apply common sense principles to all our
laws and legislation but let's be aware of the rich vein of the Christian
faith which runs through our history and laws, culture, literature and so on
'. If you take the Christian faith out of British identity what have you got
left? "That's not to say you can't be British and a Jew or British and a
Muslim - of course I'm not saying that. But we are talking about a British
identity. The majority of people in this land identify themselves by a
common language, by common culture and by the implicitness of the Christian
faith itself. It's a very important part of our identity."
--
Jim
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Western_Nationalist
Unite Against Multiculty
"Abolish Multiculty and String Up The Traitors!"