The Archbishop and Sharia law
"Join our campaign to give the Archbishop of Canterbury the boot by filling in our online Church complaint form."
This was just one of the responses by a tabloid newspaper to Rowan Williams' recent comments on Islamic law.
He was widely presented as affirming that the adoption of sharia law in Britain was unavoidable, and his words from a radio interview and a learned lecture caused uproar, not least among many in his own church.
At the Church of England's General Synod last week Dr Williams accepted responsibility for any "unclarity" and any "misleading choice of words", but he insisted that he was right to address the issue.
Was he? Why did his comments produce such a furore? And what are the implications for community relations and in particular for Muslims in Britain?
Joining Roy Jenkins to discuss these questions in this week's All Things Considered are Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent for The Times newspaper, the Very Rev. Chris Potter, Dean of St. Asaph, Fr. Irving Hamer, Vicar of St. Martin's Church, Cardiff and Dr Abdalla Yassin Mohammed, Vice Chair of the Muslim Council of Wales and Director of the Islamic Social Services Association of Wales.
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