A Roman Catholic Monarch?
By Gerald Bray, Church Society (Hat Tip: ACL)
Those who follow the vagaries of political correctness will be well aware that countries everywhere are being pushed into a world governed by ‘equality’ and ‘inclusion’. ‘Equality’ in this context means that everyone has the right to be exactly the same as everybody else, and for that to happen properly, those who are privileged must come down a few notches and integrate with the plebs. ‘Inclusion’ means that those who accept the norms of political correctness must be tolerated, whatever their other defects may be, whereas those who disagree must be marginalised because they have shown themselves to be unworthy of participating fully in modern life. In this category one may find anyone—from members of the British National Party to hoteliers who do not want gay couples in their establishments or doctors who refuse to perform abortions. In their different ways, such people are regarded as neo-Fascists who deserve the opprobrium of society, and the media glitterati ensure that they receive it in full measure.
In the UK the levellers of political correctness have done very well recently. Christians who have expressed disapproval of the homosexual agenda have been dismissed from their employment, even when they work for agencies sponsored by the Church of England, and universities know that it is in their best interests to recruit students from among the under-qualified, as long as the latter represent some identifiable minority or a group that has suffered discrimination in the past.
However, some institutions are harder to change than others. Ten years ago the Labour government tried to reform the House of Lords, but it was only partly successful and further plans for change seem to have been lost in the parliamentary undergrowth. Hereditary peers were meant to disappear, but instead they are now represented by about ten percent of their number, who elect them as vacancies occur. Thus it is that a peer who wants to make a career in politics can still do so without too much difficulty.
Read here (pdf)
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.
