Bishop of Rochester 'doing the BNP's work'
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Bishop of Rochester 'doing the BNP's work'
A senior bishop has been accused of "doing the BNP's work" by
claiming radical Islam is filling the gap created by the decline of
Christianity in Britain.
The Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, this week issued a powerful critique of modern society which he said had begun with the liberal reforms of the 1960s.
He claimed the influence of Christianity had been practically wiped out in recent decades, destroying Britishness and leading to the breakdown in family life and an increase in drunkenness and violence.
The bishop, a leading conservative who believes the Church of England should be doing more to convert Muslims, then warned that radical Islam is starting to fill the "moral vacuum" left by the decline in Christianity, which could lead to different values taking hold.
But his words have been condemned by some groups who have accused him of spreading fear and intolerance, and of putting across a similar message to the far-right British National Party.
Terry Sanderson, president of the National Secular Society, said: "Dr Nazir-Ali's remarks are ill-advised, dangerous and manipulative.
"He is playing a very dangerous game with these repeated scaremongering tactics against Muslims, and risks doing the BNP's work for them.
"He risks creating even more hostility towards the Muslim community in this country – and community relations are already very fragile in some places."
The NSS, which campaigns against what it calls the privileged position of religious groups in society, called on the Archbishop of Canterbury to discipline the bishop for his remarks and prevent him from making "further inflammatory statements".
"Rowan Williams assures us that interfaith relations are possible – but Dr Nazir-Ali obviously thinks otherwise.
"His recent remarks about converting Muslims obviously shows how little respect he has for other religions.
"His pronouncements are not helping to further the cohesion that the Government wants," said Mr Sanderson.
His anger at the bishop's comments was echoed by the Muslim Council of Britain, which represents more than 500 mosques and organisations around the country.
Its Assistant Secretary-General, Inayat Bunglawala, said: "We can understand Bishop Nazir-Ali's concern about what he sees as the declining influence of Christianity in this country, but scaremongering about Islam is not a particularly ethical way of seeking to correct that.
"Frankly, his behaviour is quite unbecoming of a senior clergyman."
Dr Nazir-Ali was away today and unavailable for comment.
But it is understood he will not face any disciplinary action from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, over his comments.
Meanwhile, Dr Williams has announced plans for hundreds of bishops to march through central London, during July's once-a-decade summit of Anglican leaders, in a protest against global poverty.
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