Christopher Howse: Oxford’s own Mesopotamia

Posted by Kendall Harmon

Last year, the Bishop of Oxford said that he had received death threats for supporting the broadcasting of the call to prayer from another mosque in Oxford, in the Cowley Road.

Oxford has given up its Anglican preferences. The vacuum will be filled, if not by liberalism, then secularism, but not yet Islam.

Old Mesopotamia is called Iraq today, and its Christian population still dwindles as secular Ba'athism is replaced by Islam. The muezzin's call has reached Cherwell's edge, but awaits much response.

Read it all.

Filed under: * Anglican - EpiscopalAnglican ProvincesChurch of England (CoE)* Christian Life / Church LifeChurch History* Culture-WatchReligion & Culture* Religion News & CommentaryOther FaithsIslam

0 Comments
Posted March 28, 2009 at 3:15 pm [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]
Registered members must log in to comment.




Next entry (above): Bishop of Rochester resigns to become defender of persecuted Christians

Previous entry (below): Bishop Jonathan Gledhill’s presidential address delivered to the Lichfield Diocesan Synod

Return to blog homepage

Return to Mobile view (headlines)