It appears the Archbishop of Canterbury is doing more to promote Islam than Christianity, says Patrick Christys

Then today we got this as the government desperately tries to clamp down on extremism in Britain, which is overwhelmingly Islamist, Welby signs a joint letter with the Archbishop of York saying:

"The new definition being proposed not only inadvertently threatens freedom of speech, but also the right to worship and peaceful protest. Things that have been hard won and formed the fabric of a civilised society. Crucially, it risks disproportionately targeting Muslim communities who are already experiencing rising levels of hate and abuse."

Now, hate and abuse obviously is bad, all right, but could a new definition of extremism that disproportionately targets Muslim communities possibly be because there is a disproportionate amount of extremism in certain hardline Muslim communities?

Look, it's tough for Welby. His definition of extremism and Islamist terror is obviously very, very loose.

In Nigeria, jihadis have slaughtered, reportedly, 62,000 Christians since the year 2000. 8000 were murdered in 2023 alone by groups like Boko Haram, Islamic State of West Africa Province and Fulani Militias. These are card carrying jihadi nutters. How did Welby describe them?

"I, like many others around the world, I'm shocked and saddened by events in Nigeria over the past few days. I join calls for the immediate release of the hundreds of schoolchildren, some as young as seven, kidnapped by gangs."

Gangs of what Archbishop? Why can't you say it? The Jewish Chronicle reported that Mr. Welby invited some alleged hardline Islamists over for tea and cake.

Mohammed Ali Kamali, who met Justin Welby, spent five years as the UK representative of the Iranian supreme leader in his role as the head of the Islamic Centre of England, the London Mosque that was placed under investigation by the Charity Commission accused of promoting extremism, claims they deny.

Also on the guest list was Mohammed Cosby, a leader of the Muslim Council of Britain, who praised the founder of the Hamas terror group as a holy warrior.

Welby posted a gushing message after the event saying it was a "pleasure to welcome friends", adding that he'd "enjoyed the honest sharing of different perspectives". Interesting choice of friends for an Archbishop of the Christian faith, isn't it?

So the question stands, is the Archbishop of Canterbury doing more to promote Islam than Christianity?