Are you kidding me?

The Archbishop of Canterbury has surprisingly reignited the row today over the separation of church and state by saying it is "not the end of the world" if the established church were to disappear. Rowan Williams, the most senior figure in the Church of England, argues that there is a "certain integrity" to a church that was free from state sanctions. His endorsement of disestablishment comes in an interview published today in this week's New Statesman... He said: "I can see that it's by no means the end of the world if the establishment disappears. The strength of it is that the last vestiges of state sanction disappeared, so when you took a vote at the Welsh synod, it didn't have to be nodded through by parliament afterwards. There is a certain integrity to that."

But at least the culture and ethos of Anglican Christianity - and the intimate organic scaffolding that it provides to Anglo culture - will continue after disestablishment. Except not so much:

A discussion on the sensitive topic has been tabled for the next meeting of the Church of England's governing body amid fears that some clergy are ignoring their traditional missionary role. Some members of the General Synod believe Christ ordered all Christians to recruit nonbelievers and followers of other faiths, and they want to see how many bishops and vicars agree with this view... At the end of the debate at next February's Synod meeting in London, bishops, clergy and lay members will vote on whether bishops should report to the Synod on "their understanding of the uniqueness of Christ in multi-faith Britain", and give examples of how the gospel should be shared.

I didn't realize that was up for debate. How about this: no they shouldn't. Instead Anglicans should declare that the New Testament's explicit call to spread the Good Word is merely advisory. And as a followup British Catholics could install Muslim prayer rooms in all of Britain's Catholic schools. And that last part would be a joke except it's fucking true.

Listen. I'm obviously not an ardent spokesman of New Testament theology. But if you do claim to believe that the New Testament is somehow divinely inspired is it too much to ask that you not be a spineless tool?

References:
* Archbishop backs disestablishment (and the Muppets)
* Church of England to debate whether Christians should try to convert Muslims [Telegraph]
* Muslim prayer rooms should be opened in Catholic schools, say church leaders [Telegraph]

Previously:
* I'm Going To Miss Westminster Abbey - Radical Muslim Doctors Going Over Like Gangbusters In Britain
* I'm Going To Miss Westminster Abbey - Thousands Of UK-Born Jihadists In Enclaves Across All Of Britain
* Western Multiculturalists: Let's Legally Recognize Sharia-Sanctioned Polygamy Across Europe, Australia, And Britain. Especially Britain.