Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali: Radical Islam is filling void left by collapse of Ch... - The Diigo Meta page

• 29 Mar 09
  

  peterlanyon

  Nazir-Ali;'s critique of Anglican Church today

  • ritain had become gripped by the doctrine of "endless   self-indulgence" which had led to the destruction of family life,   rising levels of drug abuse and drunkenness and mindless violence on the   streets.
  • he modern politicians' catchphrases of respect and   tolerance will not be strong enough to prevent this collapse of traditional   virtues, and said radical Islam is now moving in to fill the void created by   the decline of Christianity.
  • he accused the Church of England of failing in its duty   to convert British Muslims to Christianity

  • quotes   an academic who blames the loss of "faith and piety among women"   for the steep decline in Christian worship.  

     

     He says Marxist students encouraged a "social and sexual revolution"   to which liberal theologians and Church leaders "all but capitulated".
  • "It is this situation that has created the moral and spiritual vacuum in   which we now find ourselves. While the Christian consensus was dissolved,   nothing else, except perhaps endless self-indulgence, was put in its place."
  • some parts   of Britain had become "no-go areas" for non-Muslims,
  • "The consequences of the loss of this discourse are there for all to see:   the destruction of the family because of the alleged parity of different   forms of life together; the loss of a father figure, especially for boys,   because the role of fathers is deemed otiose; the abuse of substances   (including alcohol); the loss of respect for the human person leading to   horrendous and mindless attacks on people."
  • "newfangled   and insecurely founded" doctrine of multiculturalism, which has led to   immigrants creating "segregated communities and parallel lives".
  • Radical Islamism, for example, will emphasise the solidarity of the umma   (worldwide community of the Muslim faithful) against the freedom of the   individual.
  • "Instead of the Christian virtues of humility, service and sacrifice,   there may be honour, piety and the importance of 'saving face'."

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• 21 Sep 08
  

  Manny C

  nazir-ali anglicanism christianity uk history

• 29 May 08
  

  Shunt 82

  The decline of Christian values is destroying Britishness and has created a "moral vacuum" which radical Islam is filling, one of the Church of England's leading bishops has warned

  religion_superstition ethics_morals UK culture

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