One of the Islamic Republic of Iran's official media outlets, Ahulbayt News Agency ("Family of the House [of the prophet Muhammad]"--which focuses on disseminating Twelver Shi`ism and Mahdism--is crowing about some recent, pro-Muslim statements by a high-ranking Anglican bishop.  Nick Baines, the Bishop of Bradford, U.K., said the following recently at the synodical conference in York:

*Some parishes in his diocese are 95% Muslim, but this should not be seen as a problem; but, rather, as "an opportunity to rethink what it means to be a Christian community."  Sure, Bishop--if you define "Christian" as, at best, dhimmi and, at worst, as "Muslim."

*Christians should learn from Muslims about "cultural integration and mutual coexistence." Right.  And the best way for them to do this is to continue to accede to the ongoing proliferation of halal butcher shops, Islamic teaching in schools and virtual shari`ah in numerous towns and villages up and down the British Isles. 

One thing's for sure: the Right Reverend Baines will have plenty of opportunities to attempt to share the Gospel with all those Muslims in his diocese--at least until they force the British government to go Orwellian and outlaw Christian evangelism. Or, just as likely, take matters into their own hands (can you say, Dearborn, MI?), and silence those uppity dhimmis themselves. 

But I suspect Bishop Baines has in mind nothing so intolerant and un-Anglican as converting Muslims to Christianity--but rather simply unilateral disarmament and surrender to Islam.