From the "Independent":
Archbishop of Canterbury warns sharia law in Britain is inevitable
By Ben Russell and Colin Brown
Friday, 8 February 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury provoked a chorus of criticism yesterday by predicting that it was "unavoidable" that elements of Islamic sharia law would be introduced in Britain.
Christian and secular groups joined senior politicians to condemn Rowan Williams' view that there was a place for a "constructive accommodation with some aspects of Muslim law" over such issues as marriage.
Dr Williams told BBC Radio 4's The World At One: "It seems unavoidable and, as a matter of fact, certain conditions of sharia are already recognised in our society and under our law, so it is not as if we are bringing in an alien and rival system. We already have in this country a number of situations in which the internal law of religious communities is recognised by the law of the land as justifying conscientious objections in certain circumstances."
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I echo the thoughts of this government official:
A government minister said: "I can't understand what the Archbishop was thinking of. This is very unhelpful."
h/t to Titusonenine
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