Dr Williams and Sharia: wrong suggestion, right concern

http://ugleyvicar.blogspot.com/2008/02/dr-williams-and-sharia-wrong-suggestion.html

[The Ugley Vicar] 8 Feb 2008--Behind the headlines, such as that in the Times, declaiming that the “Archbishop of Canterbury argues for Islamic law in Britain” there lies, as one might expect where Rowan Williams is concerned, a much more complex and nuanced position.

In an interview with the BBC, Dr Williams did indeed say that “there is a place for finding what would be a constructive accommodation with some aspects of Muslim law.” In this sense, he agreed with the interviewer that “Sharia should have its place.”