This was my church, once

I might - might - have something less than contempt for this if the Church of England, in return, demands that Muslim leaders apologize for 9/11; suicide bombing; the provocation of civil war in Iraq; the expulsion of the Jews from Arab countries after the founding of Israel; genocide in Sudan; sharia in Nigeria; persecution of non-Muslims in Saudi Arabia and Iran; persecution of the Kurds in Turkey, Iran and Saddam's Iraq; destruction of these giant Buddhas by the Taliban; Iranian, Syrian and Saudi sponsorship of Islamofascist terror; state-sanctioned promotion of anti-Semitic hatred and Holocaust denial; and the fact that every Arab state is less democratic than American-occupied Iraq. But gosh darn it, I can't see that happening...

The Church of England offered to take the lead in reconciling with Muslims by apologizing to their leaders for the US-led war in Iraq if the British government fails to do so.

The proposal was contained in a report, entitled "Countering Terrorism: Power, Violence and Democracy Post-9/11" which written by a working group of the Church of England's House of Bishops.

"We do believe that the church has a visionary role for reconciliation, beyond that of any government," the Bishop of Oxford, Right Reverend Richard Harris, told BBC radio.

"The Christian church in particular has a mandate to work for reconciliation," he said Monday.

The report suggests that a "truth and reconciliation" meeting between Christian and Muslim leaders would be an opportunity to apologize for the way the West has contributed to the tragedy in Iraq, including the March 2003 invasion led by the United States and Britain.
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The report highlights a "long litany of errors" in the West's handling of Iraq which includes its support of Saddam Hussein over many years as a strategic ally against Iran, its willingness to sell him weapons and the suffering caused to the Iraqi people by sanctions.

Trade with Saddam and you're supporting dictatorship; impose sanctions on Saddam and you're starving the impoverished people of Iraq; depose Saddam by force and you're a neo-conservative warmonger. Got it.

Did I mention that I don't go to church much anymore?

Posted by damian at September 19, 2005 07:37 PM | TrackBack