Fmr. Archbishop of Canterbury: England Needs Citizenship Tests on Christianity For Immigrants

Dec 22, 2016 by Jill

by Michael W Chapman, CNS News:

Commenting on the British government’s review of communal integration in England, particularly involving Muslim communities, Lord George Carey, the former archbishop of Canterbury, said Britain is forgetting its Christian heritage, suffers from a “creeping culture of religious illiteracy,” and added that Christianity should be included in citizenship tests for all immigrants.

“It is a preposterous yet dangerous state of affairs when Christmas cards are considered offensive, or the Cross is banned because it is thought divisive. Yet this is the world we live in,” said Lord Carey in a Dec. 17 commentary for The Mail On Sunday. “We should rejoice in our Christian identity as a nation and celebrate it.”

“I believe we should include Christianity in citizenship tests for all those who want to come to this country,” said Lord Carey, who was the archbishop of Canterbury 1991-2002. “There are many questions asked of migrants about the Royal Family and Parliament, but little about the Church of England or Britain’s Christian history.”

“And it is vital that the Government itself does its homework better,” he said. “Politicians and advisers would do well to remember the contribution of Christianity to our life, and not just our ‘holy-days’ and celebrations.”

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