Why I love the Church of England
NOT! Talk about being a braying moron -- from the
UK Telegraph:
Taliban 'can be admired for religious conviction' says forces bishop
The Rt Rev Stephen Venner called for a more sympathetic approach to the Islamic fundamentalists.
The Church of England�s Bishop to the Forces said it would be harder to reach a peaceful solution to the war if the insurgents were portrayed too negatively.
And what kind of blue-blind idiot would let a person like this get into a position like that:
Bishop Venner said he admired the sacrifices made by the British forces fighting in Afghanistan but he called for a reassessment of how the Taliban were viewed.
�We�ve been too simplistic in our attitude towards the Taliban,� said Bishop Venner, who was recently commissioned in his new role by Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
�There�s a large number of things that the Taliban say and stand for which none of us in the West could approve, but simply to say therefore that everything they do is bad is not helping the situation. The Taliban can perhaps be admired for their conviction to their faith and their sense of loyalty to each other.�
The Taliban have been responsible for public beatings, amputations and executions, and have launched bomb attacks on Afghans.
Williams is a syphilitic twit of the worst order. The very idea that he represents the Anglican Church makes my skin crawl. If you want to pander to the moral equivalency crowd, join the U.C.C. -- there is already that church-lite to pander to your views.
We need
John Joseph Pershing now more than ever...
Posted by DaveH at December 14, 2009 10:29 AM