This is an article I wrote for Christian Today which looks at Tony Blairs contention in last weeks Observer that the wars of the 21st Century are going to be driven by religious extremists and that all we need to do is ‘re-educate’ people. Blair’s views are as dangerous on this as they were on Iraq.
Amen, David, spot on. Have just tweeted the key point: “Our society needs the radical salt and light of Christ’s people not the simplistic banalities of the Blair Foundation” http://wp.me/p3QeUm-6W
David, re your article, I thought you might find today’s Observer letters in response to his remarks interesting – eg ‘Tony Blair is being simplistic when blaming religion for present-day conflicts’ – see http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2014/feb/02/tony-blair-religion-war-the-big-issue