Archbishop: ‘Fear of criticizing Islam has given Britain self-imposed sharia law’
Not the archbishop that actively encouraged sharia law in the UK. via Fear of criticising Islam has given Britain self-imposed blasphemy law, warns former archbishop Carey | Daily Mail Online.
Britain’s fear of criticising Islam has led to a self-imposed ‘blasphemy law’, the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey has warned.
Lord Carey’s comments come days after the brutal slaughter of journalists at the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine, which printed cartoons mocking the prophet Mohammed.
He added that the Press should be encouraged to print controversial material, even if Muslims find it offensive.
Writing in the Sunday Times, the former Archbishop said: ‘A de facto blasphemy law is operating in Britain today. The fact is that publishers and newspapers live in fear of criticising Islam.’
He said that blasphemy laws were ‘unjust and outdated’, urging Muslim scholars to make it clear to followers that Islamic laws on insulting the religion do not apply to non-believers.
Lord Carey added that the media should be encouraged to publish controversial material, regardless of whether it will upset Muslims.
‘We need not worry about taking the vast majority of Muslims with us. They are much more offended by violence committed in their name than by cartoons or images of their prophet,’ he said.
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