I'm Going To Miss Westminster Abbey - Prince Charles Abandons 500 Year Old Tradition, Wants To Be Defender Of All-Inclusive "Faith" (Plus: Muslim Reciprocation Somewhat Underwhelming In Its Generosity)
I kind of wonder what his Christmas message to the Commonwealth will be like. If there even is a Commonwealth left. Which there probably won't be:
The move would mean the monarch, as Supreme Governor of the Church of England, would no longer be known as Defender of the Faith for the first time since the reign of Henry VIII. The Prince caused controversy within the Anglican church when he floated the idea several years ago of becoming Defender of the Faiths in an attempt to embrace the other religions in Britain. In a compromise he has now opted for Defender of Faith which he hopes will unite the different strands of society, and their beliefs, at his Coronation... Professor Bogdanor said that after the Coronation, which will take place at Westminster Abbey, it was plausible that a second service would be held for other denominations and faiths, such as the Muslims and Hindus. "It would be a way of the new King showing their importance in the country," said Prof Bogdanor.
In additional signs of respect to Muslims this week - presumably meant to show their importance in the country - the British Home Office allowed Hizballah spokesman Ibrahim Mousawi into the country so he could go to a party. That same Home Office reaffirmed its policy of not linking Islamic terrorism to Islam - already a documented liability in the fight against terrorism - despite yet another critical report. The government more broadly extended its long developed plans to sell British government buildings and British government policy to Muslim countries via sharia bonds. Admittedly Saudi financial coercion would be an improvement over how they made Blair "roll over" on a weapons corruption investigation by threatening another 7/7 - but still.
British Muslims reciprocated these gestures by watching as five Islamic terrorism suspects were arrested by British police and then listening as hate cleric Omar Bakri declared that the flag of Islam must be raised over Downing street. Oh - and a British Muslim strangled, stabbed, and slit the throat of his roommate's petite 19 year old Polish Catholic girlfriend on account of how she was, you know, Catholic. So really, good feelings all around.
References and previously after the jump...
References:
* Prince Charles to be known as Defender of Faith [Telegraph]
* Hizbullah spokesman attends London parley [JPost]
* I'm Going To Miss Westminster Abbey - Thousands Of UK-Born Jihadists In Enclaves Across All Of Britain [MR]
* Confusing PC language 'hampering' anti-terror fight, government watchdog says [Mail Online]
* British Treasury: Hey, Let's Issue Sharia Bonds So Radical Muslims Can Grab Ownership Of Government Buildings [MR]
* Beware this Saudi deal to help bail out Britain. It comes with a devastating IOU [Mail Online]
* We're Going To Miss Westminster Abbey - Blair "Rolled Over" On Saudi Weapons Corruption Because They Threatened "Another 7/7" (Plus: Saudis Buying Their Way Into The State Department Through Georgetown) [MR]
* Father defends terror-arrest son [Press Association]
* Islamic radicals make mockery of hate laws [This Is London]
* UK: Muslim man strangles, stabs, and slits throat of "petite" 19 year-old Catholic girl [Jihad Watch]
Previously:
* We're Going To Miss Westminster Abbey - English Is A Foreign Language To Forty Percent Of British Schoolchildren (Plus: Brits Begin To Seriously Contemplate Life Under Sharia Law)
* We're Going To Miss Westminster Abbey - "Modesty" Preventing Muslims Doctors And Nurses From Scrubbing Up (Also: Aussie Universities Under Pressure To Accommodate Muslim Students, Segregate Women)
* We're Going To Miss Westminster Abbey - Britain Military Changes War Fighting Doctrine From "Killing Enemy Troops Good" To "Killing Enemy Troops Bad"
