politics
Farage using Christianity ‘to stir anti-Muslim feeling’, says Rowan Williams
Former archbishop of Canterbury also has ‘awkward questions’ for activist Tommy Robinson on his claimed faith
TL;DR
- Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury, believes Nigel Farage uses UK's Christianity to foster anti-Muslim feelings.
- Williams also has 'awkward questions' for Tommy Robinson regarding his public rhetoric and claimed Christian faith.
- He suggests that Christian nationalism is partly driven by anxiety about migration and anti-Islamism.
- Williams doubts Farage's sincerity in theological matters, stating he doesn't believe Farage deeply cares about profound theological questions.
- He questions how Robinson's pursuit of Christian discipleship reconciles with public rhetoric that could incite hostility.
- Farage previously criticized an iftar event in Trafalgar Square as an attempt to 'dominate our way of life'.