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Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali stands by his views

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Kendall Harmon

The Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, faced calls for his resignation after his article in The Sunday Telegraph….

He said he was echoing concerns voiced by Trevor Phillips, chairman of the Equality Commission, and those in the 2001 Cantle Report on the race riots in Bradford, Oldham and Burnley.

“I deeply regret any hurt and do not wish to cause offence to anyone, let alone my Muslim friends, but unless we diagnose the malaise from which we all suffer we shall not be able to discover the remedy,” he said.

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4 comments on “Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali stands by his views”

  1. Dilbertnomore says:
    January 9, 2008 at 9:55 pm

    If we could make more Archbishop Nazir-Alis, I think I could become a fan of cloning.

  2. Kevin Maney+ says:
    January 10, 2008 at 2:26 am

    #1 We can’t but God can…and does.

  3. Alice Linsley says:
    January 10, 2008 at 7:59 am

    Archbishop Nazir-Ali needs our prayers. Many in the world hate truth-tellers.

  4. rugbyplayingpriest says:
    January 10, 2008 at 1:57 pm

    and he is ploughing a lonely furrow here in England. Wonderful to see someone able to speak their mind without fear of consequence. He is a good and Godly man.