Another Move Forward For The Anglican Church

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-33326264

Glad to see that the Church is gradually putting its inherent misogyny
behind it !

[Svejk]

And yet you dive in to support Muslims at every opportunity. How odd.

[youngmafbog]

True, are there many female Imams, if any at all?

[1ozzy]

A step in the right direction Mikey, even though she doesn't quite look like the Vicar of Dibley, probably doesn't have the same sense of humour either.

Not sure how comments about Islam/Muslims quite fit in this thread so far.
But rest assured, all will be revealed.

[anotheoldgit]

/// Speaking ahead of the announcement, Archdeacon Worsley said she was "surprised and amused" by it as she "grew up in a non-conformist church where women held no" leadership roles. ///

Archdeacon of Wiltshire, Dean of Women's Ministry for the diocese, Parish Development Adviser in the Diocese of Southwark,

Not done too badly so far.

[Svejk]

It's like this, ozzy. Mikey won't hear a word against Muslims. They're the best thing since sliced bread, etc. So to talk about Christian misogyny is very odd as far as I'm concerned.

[1ozzy]

Not sure about the "sliced bread" bit Svejk.
"Button up" shoes I could believe.

[bazwillrun]

"Mikey won't hear a word against Muslims"

or anything else that he holds opinion on !....

[jno]

it took exactly one post to turn this into an Islamophobe diatribe, then? Gotta be a record.

[1ozzy]

Yep Jno,,,,looks that way.

[Svejk]

Impossible not to when someone is having a hypocritical diatribe against the Christian church. By the way, there's no such thing as Islamophobia.

[naomi24]

Not quite sure why you think Svejk's observation is Islamophobic, jno. It's an accurate observation.

[1ozzy]

//By the way, there's no such thing as Islamophobia.//

Are you "fair dinkum" old mate?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamophobia

[whiskeryron]

The comments are very unfair to mikey all he said is ''Glad to see that the Church is gradually putting its inherent misogyny
behind it ! '' Which is very true. Play fair kiddies.

[ummmm]

So does this mean that Mikey can't start a debate about any other subject because he doesn't slam Muslims?

[Svejk]

From your own link, ozzy;

///Writing in 2008 Ed Husain, a former member of Hizb ut-Tahrir and co-founder of Quilliam,[151] said that under pressure from Islamist extremists, "'Islamophobia' has become accepted as a phenomenon on a par with racism", claiming that "Outside a few flashpoints where the BNP is at work, most Muslims would be hard-pressed to identify Islamophobia in their lives".[152]

Salman Rushdie criticized the coinage of the word 'Islamophobia' saying that it "was an addition to the vocabulary of Humpty Dumpty Newspeak. It took the language of analysis, reason and dispute, and stood it on its head".[///

You obviously believe it exists. I happen to agree with the scholars that don't.

[whiskeryron]

Please show me where he has been slamming Muslims

[Svejk]

ummmm /// So does this mean that Mikey can't start a debate about any other subject because he doesn't slam Muslims?///

Not at all. Just happens he's being a hypocrite with this thread. And I'm just pointing it out. (if that's OK with you, like)

[Svejk]

Yeah, go on, ummmm, show ron where mikey's been slamming Muslims????????? :D

[ummmm]

Ron - I said 'doesn't' slam Muslims.

Svejk - post what you wish...

[whiskeryron]

Sorry ummmm, I misread ( should have gone to Specsavers) funny that, I DO have my specs from them & find them very satisfactory.