Archbishop of York claims tolerance in UK has 'negative virtue'

Tolerance has become a “negative virtue” in Britain as important but contentious subjects are no longer discussed, according to the Archbishop of York.
By Martin Beckford
04 Feb 2010

Dr John Sentamu warned that differences over areas such as immigration and funding of public services are just being “thrust into the margins” where they “fester” rather than being talked about openly.

He claimed the Government is trying to “remove religion from public life” in the name of tolerance, and force people to keep their faith behind closed doors.

The Archbishop, the second most senior cleric in the Church of England, also echoed Pope Benedict XVI’s criticism of the Equality Bill this week as an "unjust" restriction on religious freedom. the rest