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Persecution?– I Think Not

I see that Lord Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury, is claiming that Christians are being persecuted in the UK.

What I see is that UK society is waking up to the fact that historical privilege accorded to religion to practise its bigotry and condemnation of others is being questioned.

Quite right too.

Humanity is better than you, Lord Carey. Get over it.

Oh, and I see that Shuggy has a few relevant examples over at his blog concerning Christian persecution. And I simply can’t resist mentioning Urban Grandier as an example of Christian persecution.

Motes and beams, George?

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2 responses to “Persecution?– I Think Not”

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    shuggymcglumpher

    Thanks for the linkage. And your comment, which is showing on my dashboard but not on the blog for some reason I can’t fathom.

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  2. Carey Invokes Godwin’s Law | Geoff Coupe's Blog

    […] I admit, when I first read of Lord Carey’s performance at the Coalition for Marriage rally at the recent Conservative Party Conference in the UK, I rolled my eyes, sighed deeply, and thought I should just ignore it. While it was yet more evidence that he, and his fellow travellers, such as Anne Widdicombe, are simply bigots, it gets tiresome pointing this out every time. […]

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