Bishop Nazir Ali responds to backlash over no-go areas
The Bishop of Rochester attempted to clarify some of his comments in a statement in which he said that the main thrust of his article was “to note that successive governments have failed to foster an integrating vision for Britain based on its Christian foundations”.”Such ‘separation’ will end only when the hosts can offer proper hospitality, not mere tolerance, and other communities can respond with openness and respect for the well-springs of British values,” said Bishop Nazir-Ali.
Some Muslims are now calling for the Bishop of Rochester to resign. Mohammed Shafiq, from the Ramadhan Foundation, was quoted by the Daily Telegraph as saying that the Bishop was “promoting hatred towards Muslims and should resign”.
In his statement, Bishop Nazir-Ali said that he did not intend to offend Muslims.
“I deeply regret any hurt and do not wish to cause offence to anyone, let alone my Muslim friends, but unless we diagnose the malaise from which we all suffer we shall not be able to discover the remedy,” he said. The Bishop said he hoped his comments would lead to a “proper diagnosis and, therefore, to an appropriate remedy for separation in due course”.
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