Friday, August 12, 2011

Abp. of Canterbury Condemns Riots in England; "We Need to Educate Youth to Be Good Citizens"

The Christian Today website reports that the Archbishop of Canterbury has condemned the criminality unleashed in English cities earlier this week.

Addressing the House of Lords yesterday (August 11, 2011), Dr. Rowan Williams said: "In the events we have seen in recent days, there is nothing to romanticize, and there is nothing to condone, in the behavior that has spread our streets. This is indeed criminality."

He added that one of the "most troubling" aspects of the violence had been the sight of not only young people, but children as young as seven taking part in the carnage.

Calling for a careful analysis of recent days, the Archbishop said there was a need to educate young people to be good citizens.

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