DAILY MAIL: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is fighting for his professional life after saying that the application of Islamic Sharia law in this country was "unavoidable" and that it was not an "alien and rival system" to English law.
The unprecedented outpouring of fury at his observations has caused people to question his fitness for office, with at least two members of the Synod already calling upon him to resign.
In his defence, his supporters claim the entire row has been got up by the "tabloid press".
This old chestnut ignores the fact that people went ballistic straight after they heard Dr Williams say on the radio that the principle of one law for everybody was "a bit of a danger" - well before any newspapers even wrote their stories.
And now this lame self-justification has been blown out of the water by devastating criticism from his predecessor Lord Carey, who said Dr Williams had "overstated the case for accommodating Islamic legal codes" within British law, a move which would be "disastrous".
This followed equally lethal criticism by the Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, who said sharia was "in tension" with fundamental principles of English law.
So much for the ludicrous claim that Sharia was not a "rival and alien system".
What such critics understand only too well is the threat posed to this country by a brand of radicalised Islam, or Islamism, that wants to take it over.
As Lord Carey said, Dr Williams's comments will embolden those Muslims in their attempt to turn Britain into a country ruled by Islamic law which contravenes human rights.
The only proper response to this threat is to say that not one inch of leeway will be given to it.
But, instead, the Archbishop has gone down on his knees to welcome it.
Astoundingly, he does not seem to understand that this country is being targeted by a pincer movement of terrorism and cultural takeover.
He does not seem to understand Sharia. And he does not seem to understand the role of his own religion in underpinning British laws, culture and society. The church should have the guts to sack the Archbishop...and pick a man who TRULY treasures British values >>> By Melanie Phillips
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