https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2007/11/25/rowan_williams_public_embarras/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 15:46:04 -0400<![CDATA[Pity the Anglican Church. Not only is it disintegrating from within&#8211;what will they do with all those gorgeous churches now that no one uses them?&#8211;but it has leaders whose embrace of politically correct pap is as thoroughgoing as it is contemptible. Consider Rowan Williams, since 2002 the Archbishop of Canterbury. The London Times reports today that the Archbishop recently opined in an interview with Emel &#8220;The Muslim Lifestyle Magazine&#8221; that &#8220;the United States wields its power in a way that is worse than Britain during its imperial heyday.&#8221; Maybe so, maybe so. But then Imperial Britain is a hard act to follow. Everywhere it went, it brought the rule of law, better education, better physical infrastructure, better health and hygiene, improved literacy, greater freedom, and greater civility.]]>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 13:42:33 -0500<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2007/11/25/rowan_williams_public_embarras-n114379