Archbishop of Canterbury: 'Christian doctrine is offensive to Muslims'

by Steve Doughty
Daily Mail
July 15, 2008

http://www.islamist-watch.org/702/archbishop-of-canterbury-christian-doctrine-is

Excerpt:

Christian doctrine is offensive to Muslims, the Archbishop of Canterbury said yesterday.

Dr Rowan Williams also criticised Christianity's history for its violence, its use of harsh punishments and its betrayal of its peaceful principles.

His comments came in a highly conciliatory letter to Islamic leaders calling for an alliance between the two faiths for 'the common good'.

But it risked fresh controversy for the Archbishop in the wake of his pronouncement earlier this year that a place should be found for Islamic sharia law in the British legal system.

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