Michael Deacon| Credit: The Telegraph
An attempt by the Church of England to fight racism, is creating a divisive and racially charged environment, says Michael Deacon, a columnist with the UK Telegraph. Deacon points out the recent initiatives by Church officials to defeat racism with the introduction of policies and statements that echo America’s concepts regarding racial politics.
In his column Way of the World, Deacon queried the attempt by the Church to tackle “whiteness” by raising £1billion to atone for slavery, the order given to parishes to draw up “race action plans”, and the search for an “Anti-Racist Practice Officer” whose job would be to “deconstruct whiteness” by engaging in a critical examination of whiteness, exploring its social and historical implications.
However, he mentioned that the use of the term “anti-whiteness” by the Archdeacon of Liverpool who is white during the weekend is the height of the attempt of the Church of
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