Rowan Williams: fixation with gay rights, race and feminism threatens society
Rowan Williams: fixation with gay rights, race and feminism threatens society
By John Bingham, Religious Affairs Editor
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion
March 27, 2012
A fixation with gay rights, feminism and separate racial identities is threatening to "fragment" British society, the Archbishop of Canterbury has claimed.
Description: Dr Rowan Williams: an obsession with identity could lead to society fragmenting
Dr Rowan Williams: an obsession with identity could lead to society fragmenting Photo: GETTY
Dr Rowan Williams warned that identity had become a "slippery" word and that, while much had been achieved for minority groups, it was time to focus on the common good.
He also attacked a culture of dependence on welfare handouts, which he said was harmful to society, in an address to members of the Welsh Assembly in Cardiff.
Addressing a group of teenagers during the visit, he also spoke about the possibility that Britain could break apart as Scottish and Welsh nationalism grows in importance.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By John Bingham, Religious Affairs Editor
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion
March 27, 2012
A fixation with gay rights, feminism and separate racial identities is threatening to "fragment" British society, the Archbishop of Canterbury has claimed.
Description: Dr Rowan Williams: an obsession with identity could lead to society fragmenting
Dr Rowan Williams: an obsession with identity could lead to society fragmenting Photo: GETTY
Dr Rowan Williams warned that identity had become a "slippery" word and that, while much had been achieved for minority groups, it was time to focus on the common good.
He also attacked a culture of dependence on welfare handouts, which he said was harmful to society, in an address to members of the Welsh Assembly in Cardiff.
Addressing a group of teenagers during the visit, he also spoke about the possibility that Britain could break apart as Scottish and Welsh nationalism grows in importance.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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