Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams to stand down

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Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has announced he is to stand down in December.

He will take the position of Master of Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge from January next year, his website says.

Dr Williams, 61, was appointed the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury in 2002.

In a statement on his website, the head of the 85 million-strong Anglican Communion said serving as archbishop had been "an immense privilege

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BBC News - Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams to stand down





About time?..

[Shady]

why is it about time? how is this relevant to anybody?
so many questions.......

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Serving Anglican what about the poor and the hungry.


Mother Teresa was the only founded the Missionaries of Charity in most countries, what good has Dr Williams done to the world community.

[Snowy79]

I thinjk he did a great job. At least he made more people realise that Religion is a joke.

[Kalipo]

Church of England begins search for next raging homophobe


As Dr Rowan Williams announced his resignation from the post of Archbishop of Canterbury, church officials began their search for a replacement sufficiently detached from reality to accurately represent their interests.

Williams is due to take up a post as Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he will be able to foist his medieval opinions on the impressionable minds of thousands of young people every year.

However, the void left by his considerable personality will need to be filled swiftly, lest the church accidentally find itself dragged into the 19th century.

As one Church official told us, We face a homophobic vacuum unless we move swiftly. Without someone to take a stance against the gays we could find ourselves overrun within weeks like a better dressed scene from The Walking Dead.

We need someone high profile, and with a strong track record of cherry picking Bible verses to suit the argument they are making at that particular time.

If they could have as tenuous a link on reality as possible, and their own collection of posh frocks, then that would be an advantage.

New Archbishop of Canterbury

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu is an early front runner for the position, after recently denouncing gay marriage and female bishops.

Hes a potential star in the making, definitely. said one Church insider.

Hes got that air of unpredictability about him that means youre never quite sure which rampantly inappropriate stance he's going to take next.

In that sense hes perfectly placed to become a really top religious icon.

[chalky 4]

There is no evidence whatsoever for the non-existence of God. And there is plenty of evidence for His existence. Often conflicting and not subject to scientific rigour. This man was a servant of his God. Did not do a bad job of it, but is against same sex marriage. Lets go the whole hog and allow marriage between humans and animals! ! Quite a lot of people get sexual pleasure from their pets etc. That d.v.d animal farm will broaden you minds.

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What evidence is there of a god, krishna, allah etc.

At least Buddha was a real person.

Did you know?
* Of 32,000 verses in the Bible, only five directly mention homosexuality.
* The Qur'an only directly mentions homosexuality once.
* Leviticus, the book of the Bible which stipulates death for homosexuality, requires the same punishment for adultery, pre-marital sex, disobedient children and blasphemy.
* The Biblical Jesus does not condemn homosexuality.
* The destruction of the Biblical city of Sodom was due to their mistreatment of strangers.
* The Bible never condemns same sex marriage.
* The Biblical David and Jonathan had a formal same-sex union.
* 'Traditional marriage' in the Bible includes polygamy.
* No known sacred text forbids same sex marriage.
* Very few sacred texts even mention homosexuality.
* Hindu and other far eastern sacred texts do not condemn homosexuality.
* Homosexuality is not unnatural, it is practised by hundreds of species of animals.

[Kalipo]

What evidence is there of a god, krishna, allah etc.

At least Buddha was a real person.

Hearsay.. Religion is tripe..

Whiskers cat food is the only way forward for me..