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The present Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and his predecessor, Lord Carey, have both spoken in defence of Christianity and Christmas against political correctness and consumerism.
In what appeared to be a co-ordinated pre-Christmas offensive, Dr Rowan Williams and Lord Carey mounted a stout defence of Christianity's place in society.
Abp Williams attacked "silly bureaucrats" who insist on banning Christmas symbols in a "wrong-headed" attempt to avoid offending those of other religious faiths. Lord Carey maintained that Christianity is an integral aspect of British identity.
"If you take the Christian faith out of British identity, what have you got left?"That's not to say you can't be British and a Jew, or British and a Muslim. Of course I'm not saying that. But we are talking about a British identity. The majority of people in this land identify themselves by a common language, by common culture and by the implicitness of the Christian faith itself. It's a very important part of our identity."
