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PJ Mediahttps://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/02/23/quiet_crusading_vs_soft_jihad/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-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:35:31 -0400Quiet crusading vs. soft jihad<![CDATA[When the Archbishop of Canterbury assured everyone a week or two ago that that the establishment of sharia law in Britian was “unavoidable,” there were howls of protest (there was also a standing ovation for the Primate of All England in the General Synod, but that, after all, was the Church of England bleating). But why the howls? After all, it was only a day or two later that it was announced that the British government planned to issue “sharia compliant” Islamic bonds “to pay for Gordon Brown’s public-spending programme by raising money from the Middle East.” “The scheme,” a story in the Mail on Sunday reported, would “mark one of the most significant economic advances of sharia law in the non-Muslim world. It will lead to the ownership of Government buildings and other assets currently belonging to British taxpayers being switched wholesale to wealthy Middle-Eastern businessmen and banks.” Well, nobody really liked those buildings anyway.]]>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:43:29 -0500<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2008/02/23/quiet_crusading_vs_soft_jihad-n114585