Archbishop's fear of terror warning

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The Archbishop, Dr John Sentamu, told the General Synod of the Church of England: "The language of fear has become the language of international relations. Worldwide, a new book on terrorism is published every six hours.

"Fear has begun to shape the minds and the decisions of those who take counsel for the nations."

Dr Sentamu went on: "And our fear of terrorism can lead us to false conclusions about all our Muslim neighbours.

"The challenge we face isn't about moderate Muslims versus so-called radical Muslims.

"The challenge is about Islam being used for quasi-political ends at whose heart is getting into paradise now by suicide bombing propelled by a hatred of the West and its way of life - attempting to avenge past hurts by piling them on present problems."

The Archbishop stressed the importance of distinguishing between Muslims who are "dedicated to a vision of Allah who is merciful, holy and kind" and "those who tendentiously make Allah vengeful, violent and merciless - promising paradise now through acts of brutality and mass murder".

Dr John Sentamu was giving the Presidential Address at the summer Synod which had been taking place at York University since Friday.

Continuing his theme of the danger of living in fear, the Archbishop said: "At the moment, the Church is in danger of being paralysed by fear of schism in the Anglican Communion, by much painful disagreement over the controversial issue of ordaining people, same-sex relationships and the blessing of such relationships."