Anglicans have their own fundamentalist faction
Above: Peter Akinola, Archbishop of Nigeria (left) with Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury. Akinola stands a good chance of becoming leader of the Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (Foca).
Perhaps feeling left out of a global trend towards religious fundamentalism, about half the Anglican Church is about to split from the ‘liberals’ among them, essentially over the issue of gays in the church. They also want a return to the 39 articles of religion (established in 1801) which include the denunciation of pacifism and the return of the death penalty. Ah yes, if there’s one thing wrong with organised religion, it’s that it’s not right-wing enough.
[Via The Guardian]