February 8, 2008
After the pancake debacle in Ripon, the Church of England could have done with a bit of a lie down to retreat back into its bizarre little world and lick its wounds.
But big-hatted, bearded, dress-wearing, God botherer Rowan Williams has made sure his flock cannot move into the barn for a few days and pull the wool over their own eyes.
Placing his dainty, booted foot firmly in his mouth, the Archbishop of Canterbury said that the use of sharia law (roughly translated as 'subjugation for women') in the UK was inevitable.
Guru would like to point out that it's about as inevitable as Jesus turning up to one of Dr Williams' sermons; or pigs flying; or Richard Dawkins turning to God.
Yours Truly would first question the record of Sharia law when it comes to equal opportunities.
God (or Mohammed) help the female robber who gets caught stealing from the collection plate down Canterbury way. After all, sharia law is well known for its compassionate outlook towards women and the disabled – what with chopping off the hands of offenders and denying the basic rights of women... um... because they're not men.
Of course, that last point, throws up remarkable similarities between sharia law and the world of work in the UK.
But what hope would women have of ever breaking through the 'glass ceiling' if they don't have any hands to hold the hammer.
It all makes the Church of England look mighty silly. And while not having any apparent connection to the pancake disgrace of last week, Rowan Williams is certainly a bit of a doughnut.
