Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Bishop speaks of 'Christian UK'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7300387.stm

[BBC News] 19 Mar 2008--An Anglican bishop who received threats after comments about Islamic extremism has spoken on the importance of the UK's Christian heritage.

The Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, was threatened after claiming Islamic extremism made some places "no-go areas" for non-Muslims.

In an exclusive interview, he told BBC South East that Christianity "is the conscience of this nation".

Dr Nazir-Ali was born in Pakistan and has a Christian and Muslim background.

He said the Christian faith is part of the UK's history, but also "offers a critique of things done in this country".

"No one can read the history of this country and ignore the Christian faith," he added.

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