Sunday, February 10, 2008

Use the brain God gave you.

Whatever you think about the Archbishop of Canterbury's comments about Sharia law and the English legal system, there is no doubt that this was a serious attempt by a deep-thinking man to address a difficult problem, and deserved a considered and reasoned response. Unfortunately, our media don't do "considered and reasoned". The hysterical headlines and articles which featured in most of the papers - not to mention the downright puerile and offensive ("What a burkha") do, I'm afraid, reflect very badly on us as a nation. Disagree, by all means - I myself remain unconvinced - but at least do him the courtesy of doing so having tried to understand what he was really on about, and having given it some thought.

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