…in order to be fully successful, he says, the struggle against religious violence and extremism must involve a domestic component too. He offers a staunch defence of the UK\u2019s own \u201cJudeo-Christian tradition\u201d\u009d, and warns against attempts to dilute those values out of a misplaced fear of causing offence.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think you\u2019ve got to be very clear about rights and wrongs,\u201d\u009d he says. \u201cYou can\u2019t turn a blind eye, in any way at all.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
This is where secularism, Welby says, too often goes wrong: a successful multi-faith society, he believes, should not view faith as a threat to be pushed to the margins, nor identity as a zero-sum game of exchange, where different groups deny their values to avoid alienating others. Instead he says society must make room for people of different faiths to take pride in their traditions, and regard diversity as a blessing and an opportunity for hospitality.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to be confident about our own heritage, our Judeo-Christian heritage, whether we\u2019re believers or not,\u201d\u009d he says. \u201cThat is what has shaped our own values, and we need to be confident in that.<\/p>\n