Farage using Christianity ‘to stir anti-Muslim feeling’, says Rowan Williams
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has accused Nigel Farage of exploiting Christian identity to fuel anti-Muslim sentiment. Williams argues that Farage uses religious rhetoric as a political tool to gain credibility and appeal to nationalist anxieties.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing debate regarding the intersection of religion, nationalism, and political rhetoric in the UK.
‘I don’t think Nigel Farage lies awake at night thinking about his soul or cares about profound theological questions,’ says Rowan Williams. ‘I don’t think Nigel Farage lies awake at night thinking about his soul or cares about profound theological questions,’ says Rowan Williams. Rowan Williams 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
Prefer the Guardian on Google A former archbishop of Canterbury has accused Nigel Farage of misusing the UK’s Christianity “to channel anti-Muslim feeling” and said he also had “some awkward questions” for the far-right activist Tommy Robinson .
Dr Rowan Williams , who was the archbishop of Canterbury for 10 years until 2012, said there was an “inevitable scepticism these days about some claims to religious conviction”.
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