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Archbishop of York on secularization & religious compassion
Archbishop of York on secularization & religious compassion
Aug 26, 2025 2:01 AM

The Archbishop of York Dr. John Sentamu has some ments passion and consumerism in this BBC article. The Church of England leader is fearful that religious charity passion is being crowded out and under utilized. “Human rights without the safeguarding of a God-reference tends to set up rights which trump others’ rights when the mood music changes,” he says.

The Archbishop also criticized calls for removal of religion from the public square, saying it would usher in rampant consumerism. You can read the Archbishop’s address entirety at this blog. Surely, you may find disagreement with some of his words, but also a clear truth in a lot of his critique.

The Anglican leader has also made recent news because of a charitable parachute jump he plans to make in support of British soldiers killed and wounded in Afghanistan.

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