Can't read the article due to a paywall...
Here are some relevant bits from that article (not that I pay money to the Telegraph which is a very liberal newpaper - you can copy an article if you're very quick with the select and copy function).
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"The Association of British Muslims (ABM) has written to the Most Rev Justin Welby regarding its “concern about the teaching of sexual identity politics in schools, including Church of England schools” and “the lack of open and inclusive discussions regarding the traditional
understanding of marriage within faith communities”.
"Church officials have warned that the concerns could see children withdrawn from Church of England schools.
"The letter, seen by The Telegraph, came after Church of England bishops
rejected calls to allow same-sex marriages in churches at a meeting in January, following six years of debate and consultation, and instead agreed to offer blessings after
a civil partnership or marriage.
"The decision prompted backlash from equality campaigners, some of whom accused the church of discrimination and comes amid heightened tensions and divisions within
the Church of England.
"The ABM letter, written by Paul Salahuddin Armstrong, its managing director, warned the Archbishop: “If the current proposal by the bishops is implemented, every Church of England primary school will teach that both heterosexual and
homosexual marriages have equal validity, starting from this summer.
“While it is acknowledged that the law of the United Kingdom recognises the validity of both types of marriages, it is important to note that many faith communities, both locally and globally, still hold to the traditional definition of marriage as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, ‘the formal union of a man and a woman, as recognised by law, by which they become husband and wife’.
“As people of faith, it is important to ensure that we have a voice in matters that pertain to our beliefs and practices. This includes the traditional family structure, which many consider to be a fundamental aspect of our faiths.”
Muslim pupils ‘could leave CoE schools’
"The ABM letter, written by Paul Salahuddin Armstrong, its managing director, warned the Archbishop: “
If the current proposal by the bishops is implemented, every Church of England primary school will teach that both heterosexual and homosexual marriages have equal validity, starting from this summer.
“While it is acknowledged that the law of the United Kingdom recognises the validity of both types of marriages, it is important to note that many faith communities, both locally and globally, still hold to the traditional definition of marriage as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, ‘the formal union of a man and a woman, as recognised by law, by which they become husband and wife’.
“As people of faith, it is important to ensure that we have a voice in matters that pertain to our beliefs and practices. This includes the traditional family structure, which many consider to be a fundamental aspect of our faiths.”
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"Last month,
the Archbishop revealed that he would personally not bless gay marriages so as to remain a figure of “unity” for the worldwide Anglican Communion and conservative Christians within it."
[Unity doesn't come by the practice of hypocrisy.]
On most things Islam is dead wrong...
One of the ironies of this is that Islam is
principally a system of law, not faith. The deception of their false prophet was to secretly introduce justification by law contrary to Hab 2:4 and which is why Islam is never to be put into the same category as Christianity. For most of history Islam has been regarded as on a par with paganism due to the lack of any requirement for faith. As to "law," Romans 2:14 is applicable here. ("Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law.")
Thus gay-marriage has historically contravened the law of many non-Christian countries, because it is also contrary to natural law as well as biblical law, as Paul insinuates in Roms. There remains law in Christianity also, the law of Christ, Galatians 6:2, 1 Cor 9:21, which is also opposed to gay marriage. This is why the CofE (house of bishops) is worse than pagan - completely apostate in fact.
