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Subjects of Sharia I

7 - 02 - 2008
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Anthony Barnett (London, OK): A good place to start before having apoplexy over Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury's discussion about Sharia law, is with Cranmer whose strong views are laced with some considerations of the subtlety of what the Archbishop thought he was saying. More on this soon!

PS: see also: Miserable Old Fart

PSS: Liberal Conspiracy has a round up

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Humaniform » Archbishop Rowan Firestorm was S (not verified) said:

Wed, 2008-02-13 19:56

[...] links for some thoughtful comment on this subject). Or this one if you want to be sworn at. Or a good Sharia Series at over at Our Kingdom - I don’t agree with all of it, but they comprehensively [...]

The Blog Review » Blog Archive » Archbi (not verified) said:

Wed, 2008-02-13 17:36

[...] links for some thoughtful comment on this subject). Or this one if you want to be sworn at. Or a good Sharia Series at over at Our Kingdom - I don’t agree with all of it, but they comprehensively [...]

Daily Roundup by Matt Wardman » Archbishop Ro (not verified) said:

Wed, 2008-02-13 17:12

[...] links for some thoughtful comment on this subject). Or this one if you want to be sworn at. Or a good Sharia Series at over at Our Kingdom - I don’t agree with all of it, but they comprehensively [...]

Poliblog Perspective » Archbishop Rowan Fires (not verified) said:

Wed, 2008-02-13 17:04

[...] links for some thoughtful comment on this subject). Or this one if you want to be sworn at. Or a good Sharia Series at over at Our Kingdom - I don’t agree with all of it, but they comprehensively [...]

English Political News » Archbishop Rowan Fir (not verified) said:

Wed, 2008-02-13 17:02

[...] links for some thoughtful comment on this subject). Or this one if you want to be sworn at. Or a good Sharia Series at over at Our Kingdom - I don’t agree with all of it, but they comprehensively [...]

European Political News » Archbishop Rowan Fi (not verified) said:

Wed, 2008-02-13 17:02

[...] links for some thoughtful comment on this subject). Or this one if you want to be sworn at. Or a good Sharia Series at over at Our Kingdom - I don’t agree with all of it, but they comprehensively [...]

Archbishop Rowan Firestorm was Started by the BBC | (not verified) said:

Wed, 2008-02-13 16:58

[...] links for some thoughtful comment on this subject). Or this one if you want to be sworn at. Or a good Sharia Series at over at Our Kingdom - I don’t agree with all of it, but they comprehensively [...]

james d (not verified) said:

Fri, 2008-02-08 13:02

teachers, religious leaders – even friends, or so called friends – take over where parents leave off. They demand that we feel only the feelings they want and expect from us. They demand all the time that we perform feelings for them. We're like actors – turned loose in this world to wander in search of a phantom…endlessly searching for a half-forgotten shadow of our lost reality. When others demand that we become the people they want us to be, they force us to destroy the person we really are. It's a subtle kind of murder….the most loving parents and relatives commit this murder with smiles on their faces.

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