St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church

Giles Fraser notes:

Apparently, we now live in an age where those who say unexpected or complicated things are immediately put in the merciless stocks of public opinion. This whole business has exposed a visceral stain of anti-clericalism and its second cousin, anti-intellectualism. Even those who have no love for the church cannot think this a happy state of affairs.

Rowan Williams was recently exploring how British law might accomodate Islamic communities. Unfortunately, his comments were generally misunderstood. I have a couple observations. First is the facts on the ground: The C of E has lost a discrimination case regarding a gay employee. The second is that Islamic Communities in England are already using forms of Islamic Law in the UK to settle disputes - outside of secular law.