THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND SEEMS TO BE GETTING A BIT TESTY:

The British government’s “deep religious illiteracy” is failing society as it discriminates against Christian churches and favors other faiths, including Islam, the Church of England fires off in its strongest attack on the government in decades.

I never thought I’d see the day. More here:

The Archbishop of Canterbury has demanded that the Government sit up and take notice of the Church of England, after a report disclosed how Christianity is being ignored at the expense of Islam.

Dr Rowan Williams said the landmark study painted a “depressing” picture of how the state misunderstands the important contribution played by the clergy and churchgoers to the economy and society.

The report, commissioned by the Church but written by academics from the Von Hügel Institute at Cambridge University, found that central and local government just pay “lip service” to Christians but “focus intently” on Muslims because of the threat of extremism.

What does it take to rouse Rowan Williams in defense of Christianity? But as for the “threat of extremism,” the Church of England’s founder, Henry VIII, understood the relationship between threats of violence and successful establishment of religion. As do many of today’s Muslims.