Sayeeda Warsi's speech was brave, and annoying, perhaps in equal measure.
It was brave because the subject of religious illiteracy needs tackling and, such is the nature of British discourse about race or religion, it will only command a hearing when it comes from the underdog. She grasped the poisoned chalice. It was annoying, however, because if this is the best we can do, after 2,000 years of Christianity in these islands, all the religious cataclysms of recent years, and all the educational resources at our disposal, we're in a terrible mess.
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