Archbishop of Canterbury – a false teacher
False Teacher
How can this man continue to be the leader of the Christian faith?
He is doing all his best to detroy the Christian faith.
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Archbishop defends Sharia remarks
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The Archbishop of Canterbury has defended his comments on Sharia law, following widespread criticism.A statement on his website said that he “certainly did not call for its introduction as some kind of parallel jurisdiction to the civil law”. However, at least two General Synod members have called for Dr Rowan Williams to resign following the row. Colonel Edward Armitstead told the Daily Telegraph: “I don’t think he is the man for the job.” Dr Williams had called for parts of Sharia law to be recognised in the UK, and he is said to be in a state of shock and dismayed by the criticism he has received from his own Church. Islamic Sharia law is a legal and social code designed to help Muslims live their daily lives, but it has proved controversial in the West for the extreme nature of some of its punishments.
Colonel Armitstead, a Synod member from the diocese of Bath and Wells, said Dr Williams should move to work in a university setting instead of leading the Anglican Church. “One wants to be charitable, but I sense that he would be far happier in a university where he can kick around these sorts of ideas.” Alison Ruoff, a Synod member from London, said: “Many people, huge numbers of people, would be greatly relieved [if he resigned] because he sits on the fence over all sorts of things and we need strong, Christian, biblical leadership right now, as opposed to somebody who huffs and puffs around and vacillates from one thing to another. “He’s a very able, a brilliant scholar as a man but in terms of being a leader of the Christian community I think he’s actually at the moment a disaster.” ‘Quite disgraceful’ Brigadier William Dobbie, a former Synod member, described the Archbishop as “a disaster, a tragic mistake”. The statement on the Archbishop’s website also said Dr Williams had pointed out that “as a matter of fact, certain provisions of Sharia are already recognised in our society and under our law”.
The statement said he was “exploring ways in which reasonable accommodation might be made within existing arrangements for religious conscience”. It also said his principal aim was “to tease out some of the broader issues around the rights of religious groups within a secular state”. The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) said it was grateful for the Archbishop’s “thoughtful intervention” on the discussion of the place of Islam and Muslims in modern Britain. A spokesman said: “The MCB observes, with some sadness, the hysterical misrepresentations of his speech which serves only to drive a wedge between British people.” The Bishop of Hulme, the Rt Rev Stephen Lowe, said he was dismayed at the “knee-jerk” reaction to Dr Williams’ comments. “We have probably one of the greatest and the brightest Archbishops of Canterbury we have had for many a long day,” he told BBC Radio 4. “He is undoubtedly one of the finest minds of this nation. “The way he has been ridiculed, lampooned and treated by some people and indeed some of the media within this process, is quite disgraceful.” |
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He is undoubtedly one of the finest minds of this nation 
Conservative Anglicans plan rebel summit
Riazat Butt, religious affairs correspondent
Tuesday January 1, 2008
Guardian Unlimited
Writing for an Australian Anglican website, the Archbishop of Sydney, Peter Jensen, said: “Those who wish to retain biblical standards, especially in the area of sexual ethics, have spent much time and effort in negotiations on these issues in the last five years.”
In 1998, the Lambeth conference made it clear that the leaders of the overwhelming majority of Anglicans worldwide maintained the view that sexual relationships were reserved for marriage between a man and a woman, he added.
“Five years later, however, actions were taken in Anglican churches both in Canada and the United States of America that officially transgressed these boundaries in defiance of the Bible’s authority.”
The conservative coalition is led by the Archbishop of Nigeria, Peter Akinola. Church of England supporters include the Bishop of Rochester, Michael Nazir-Ali, recently voted fourth most popular Anglican of the year, and the Bishop of Lewes, Wallace Benn.
Last month, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, who is head of the worldwide Anglican communion, condemned attempts by conservative leaders to undermine the Episcopal church for its support for gay rights. He effectively refused calls to disinvite American bishops from the Lambeth conference.
In his long-anticipated Advent message to the 38 primates of the communion, he criticised African and other church leaders who have consecrated their own American bishops and offered to look after the small number of dioceses whose conservative American bishops have said they wish to separate from the US church and seek oversight from foreign provinces.
Mission must be fulfilled 
Fake William Rowans said
This Archbishop has made some strange un-orthodox statements but I
have had difficulty to prove that he is a false teacher. Because, I really don’t know what he believes. He seems to have his home-made doctrines.
Strange world ! And strange Church of England.
J Peters said
Just a query…
Is Angelican Church a family run business, public corporation or a limited company or a charity?
If bankruptcy, who will overtake valuable heritages or liable to debts?