{"id":13839,"date":"2011-08-11T09:12:21","date_gmt":"2011-08-11T13:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=13839"},"modified":"2011-08-11T09:12:21","modified_gmt":"2011-08-11T13:12:21","slug":"riotous-rowan-pontificates-on-the-looting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/riotous-rowan-pontificates-on-the-looting\/","title":{"rendered":"Riotous Rowan pontificates on the looting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rowan Williams offers ecclesiastical wisdom<\/a> \u2013 or lack thereof \u2013 on the rioting in the UK:<\/p>\n

Aug 11 (Reuters) – England’s most senior cleric on Thursday gave his first reaction to riots across the country, saying the government’s stated priority of building stronger communities was now a matter of urgency.<\/p>\n

The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said the violence would “intensify the cycle of deprivation and vulnerability” in Britain, in a statement emailed to Reuters.<\/p>\n

“The government has insisted on the priority of creating stronger, better-resourced local communities. This priority is now a matter of extreme urgency. We need to see initiatives that will address anxieties and provide some hope of long-term stability in community services, especially for the young,” he wrote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019m unsure as what kind of cycle of deprivation<\/em> would include in its deprivations Blackberries with which to organise looting parties. I have no doubt that, had the government provided more community centres – offering free<\/em> Blackberries, perhaps – they would have been looted too.<\/p>\n

Rowan Williams has, predictably, placed the blame for the rioting on the government for not providing adequate community services, <\/em>while, at the same time, missing the obvious fact that the government is <\/em>to blame for not protecting its citizens.<\/p>\n

The kind of long term stability<\/em> that Rowan is looking for is not provided by governments but by families. What is his church doing to strengthen families? Oh, right, it\u2019s promoting same sex marriage; that should do the trick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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