Wednesday, March 28, 2012


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.

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