There can be little that is more insulting to a belief system than to be a champion for its antithesis while claiming to be a product of its cultural charm.<\/p>\n
In his debate with Rowan Williams, Richard Dawkins has restated that he is \u201ca cultural Anglican\u201d, implying that Anglicanism bears no relation to Christianity \u2013 which Dawkins hates \u2013 whatsoever. In Dawkins\u2019 eyes and in the eyes of many others, to be Anglican is nothing more than to maintain a veneer of benign, doddering, civilising gentility over a society that openly ridicules what it once stood for.<\/p>\n
From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n Early in his address, Prof Dawkins made a provocative comparison between Christian and Islamic traditions, describing himself as a ”cultural Anglican”.<\/p>\n ”I’m grateful, by the way, to be a cultural Anglican when you think of the competition,” he added.<\/p>\n ”If I were a cultural Muslim, I would have something to say about that faith’s appalling attitude to women and various other moral points.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There can be little that is more insulting to a belief system than to be a champion for its antithesis while claiming to be a product of its cultural charm. In his debate with Rowan Williams, Richard Dawkins has restated … Continue reading