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I am sure Bishop Venner meant well, and the media has probably taken his words out of context and bashed him with them. At very least he should choose his words carefully and have someone who is media saavy look them over first. At worst, he actually means to give the Taliban the benefit of the doubt. What tickles me most about this ridiculous comment is that an Anglican bishop (like all the naieve and snobbish\u00a0English chattering class) bend over backward to accomodate Muslims while they run down their own church. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an Anglican bishop who tries to cut the Taliban a break. The Taliban themselves rape boys and girls then set them up as teen suicide bombers. These are people who throw acid in the face of girls who dare to go to school. But I wonder what the bishop\u2019s attitude would be to Christian fundamentalists? He probably sneers at them like everyone else does.<\/p>\n

The underlying problem with Bishop Venner\u2019s remarks is the shaky relativistic foundation on which his religion is built. He\u2019s used to making room for everyone and allowing everyone to \u2018agree to differ\u2019. The only traits which validate one\u2019s view would be toleration and sincerity. The Taliban aren\u2019t tolerant, but at least they\u2019re sincere. So that\u2019s all right then. We can praise them for that.<\/p>\n

Last week on this blog we were making fun of sincerity as a virtue on its own. I commented that most anyone could be sincere, but without truth, sincerity was about as substantial as a greeting card. I said sincerity on its own was not only\u00a0sentimentality combined with silliness, but that it was also sinister.<\/p>\n

Bishop Veneer\u2019s remarks prove my point.<\/p>\n

UPDATE: The bishop has apologized for his comments. Go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"