Even an
archbishop of Canterbury is right twice a day.
Christians in Britain and the US who claim that they are persecuted
should "grow up" and not exaggerate what amounts to feeling "mildly
uncomfortable", according to Rowan Williams, who last year stepped down as archbishop of Canterbury after an often turbulent decade.
"When
you've had any contact with real persecuted minorities you learn to use
the word very chastely," he said. "Persecution is not being made to
feel mildly uncomfortable. 'For goodness sake, grow up,' I want to say."
True
persecution was "systematic brutality and often murderous hostility
that means that every morning you wonder if you and your children are
going to live through the day". He cited the experience of a woman he
met in India "who had seen her husband butchered by a mob".
Not to worry, though -- the former archbishop reverts to form in the rest of the article.
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