Express: Vicars bizarrely urged to grow Beards in an effort to reach out to British Muslims

The Bishop of London said vicars who grow out their facial hair as they try to appeal to Islamic communities around them “can only be applauded”.

The Rt Rev Richard Chartres has even gone so far as to advise Anglican priests to grow facial hair to “connect” with local Muslims.

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5 comments on “Express: Vicars bizarrely urged to grow Beards in an effort to reach out to British Muslims

  1. David Keller says:

    Or Muslims could shave and reach out to Christians.

  2. Ross Gill says:

    Might be a challenge for English female vicars.

  3. Pageantmaster Ù† says:

    Perhaps they could wear yashmaks and burkhas as part of their outreach to Muslims?

  4. Ross Gill says:

    #3, I think that’s already been tried just to be in solidarity and all that.

  5. Pageantmaster Ù† says:

    4 Ross Gill

    Ah – an example of Johnson’s First Law of Episcopal Thermodynamics