Sunday 18 July 2010

Cultural Relativism

Sunday. The Church of England has just voted in favour of women bishops. The Pope is strongly against the ordination of women. He is vexed by Cultural Relativism; according to which, what is thought to be good in one society does not necessarily hold true in another.
This blogsite argues that irrespective of whether British men can live in other countries through marriage - they can't in Indonesia, for example - that is no good reason why men (from outside the European Union) can use marriage as a means to live and work in the UK.
Comparing China with the UK is like comparing chalk and cheese.
Even suppose 9,000 British students went to China this year - and stayed there permanently - they would be insignificant in comparison with China's overall population.
The Sunday Express reportedly has an article about wreaths for British war victims being made in China.
Today's radio News reports that four British servicemen have just been killed in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, every working day, women with a right to permanent residence in the UK are enabling foreign and Commonwealth men to occupy the UK.
Some Englishwomen are proud that England is the home of feminism, and derive inspiration from struggles of 100 years ago.
But History and Cultural Relativism are also natural bedfellows.........