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Opinion: Why King Charles III Will Surprise Us (Isla, Multiculturalism)
Washington Post ^ | September 19, 2022 | Ben Judah

Posted on 09/24/2022 4:02:41 PM PDT by nickcarraway

King Charles III will surprise us. The man whose family has served as the physical symbols of colonialism has spent his life trying to free his mind from the calcified prejudices of empire. Britain’s new head of state is a loud admirer of Islam, a critic of Western interventionism and a champion of multiculturalism who will win his country new friends — and some populist enemies — across the world.

The new king has for decades sought to free himself from what he calls “Western materialism” by immersing himself in the world’s second-largest faith. As the Prince of Wales, he threw himself into the study of Islamic textiles, gardens and architecture. But he did not stop there. The king has also studied Arabic to understand the Quran.

SNIP

As bigotry and Islamophobia grew rampant after 9/11, he doubled down. “This planet’s survival will depend on you understanding that you can achieve unity through diversity,” he said in 2006 in Pakistan, going on to quote the Quran: “Only they pay attention who have hearts; only they believe (or see signs) who have hearts.”

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Charles’s admiration of Islam is visible in his personal life and work. He laid out a carpet garden at his beloved home at Highgrove that was inspired by Islamic designs with the plants mentioned in the Quran. He is patron of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and his Prince’s Foundation’s School of Traditional Arts teaches a wide range of courses on Islamic traditions. He has made visiting Muslim shrines, holy places and even the hugely important Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo part of his royal travels. The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar called him a “fair Western voice” on Islam and celebrated their meeting. Britain’s new top Royal diplomat — though he might not have said so

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: charlesiii; houseofwindsor; isla; islam; kingcharles; royalfamily; royalty; unitedkingdom
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1 posted on 09/24/2022 4:02:41 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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I remember many years ago on Coast-to-Coast AM radio, a guest said the then "Prince Charles" was the Anti-Christ and I was like.. Say WHAAAAAT?

He is now KING.. RUH ROH!

2 posted on 09/24/2022 4:05:21 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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Well, Christianity is dying in the U.K. Maybe King Charles can change the official religion. Yet, so many Freepers adore the royal family.


3 posted on 09/24/2022 4:06:38 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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If he is a disaster — that will surprise nobody.


4 posted on 09/24/2022 4:11:04 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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He will be remembered as King Charles the Brief.


5 posted on 09/24/2022 4:11:22 PM PDT by Publius
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Why? He could live a long time.


6 posted on 09/24/2022 4:12:43 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Watch out when he grows a beard and wears a nightgown.


7 posted on 09/24/2022 4:12:49 PM PDT by beethovenfan (The REAL Great Reset will be when Jesus returns. )
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To: nickcarraway; lightman

King Charles III needs a crash course on Orthodox Christianity!!!! (Of course a “crash course” is not sufficient—this is just for starters, on an emergency basis!)

The REAL antichrist will want us to worship him—NOT Allah or Muhammad—and certainly not the Most Holy Trinity!!!!


8 posted on 09/24/2022 4:12:56 PM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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He’s a big global warming fanatic.


9 posted on 09/24/2022 4:13:08 PM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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At some point in the not too distant future, he will embarrass the nation enough for Parliament to insist on his abdication.


10 posted on 09/24/2022 4:14:13 PM PDT by Publius
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The Post likes him. That’s more than enough evidence that his reign will be a royal disaster. Hmmmm, sort of like our pretend president who cannot walk/speak/think that is currently butt-kissed by the Post.


11 posted on 09/24/2022 4:15:05 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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The Washington Post is so stupid it boggles the mind


12 posted on 09/24/2022 4:22:15 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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Well, Christianity is dying in the U.K.

Maybe King Charles can change the official religion.

Church of England:
Aging Church of England ‘will be dead in 10 years’ (2032)

The Church of England will cease to exist in 10 years as the current generation of elderly worshippers dies, Anglican leaders warned yesterday.

By Tim Ross
12 July 2011 • 9:02pm

https://www.google.com/search?q=Ageing+Church+of+England+%27will+be+dead+in+20+years%27(2032)+The+Church+of+England+will+cease+to+exist+in+20+years+as+the+current+generation+of+elderly+worshippers+dies%2C+Anglican+leaders+warned+yesterday.&rlz=1CAMWDF_enUS930&oq=Ageing+Church+of+England+%27will+be+dead+in+20+years%27(2032)+The+Church+of+England+will+cease+to+exist+in+20+years+as+the+current+generation+of+elderly+worshippers+dies%2C+Anglican+leaders+warned+yesterday.&aqs=chrome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8


13 posted on 09/24/2022 4:22:55 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Anyone, who can make you believe in absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.!" ~ (Voltaire)!, )
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Well, he’s the head of the Church of England, like the English Pope. Who does he think he is, turning everything the Church stands for upside down - Bergoglio?


14 posted on 09/24/2022 4:24:03 PM PDT by decal (They won't stop, so they'll have to be stopped)
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To: Grampa Dave

Yes, Is;am can replace Anglican as the official religion.


15 posted on 09/24/2022 4:24:24 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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“This planet’s survival will depend on you understanding that you can achieve unity through diversity,”

Your body's survival will depend on what you can achieve through understanding your Pancreatic cancer. Diversity of the cells in your body, including malignant tissue is more important than the overwhelming health of your body.

16 posted on 09/24/2022 4:26:40 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: nickcarraway

So what’s the surprise.


17 posted on 09/24/2022 4:27:40 PM PDT by GrumpyOldGuy
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After reading SNIP and SNIP it wouldn’t surprise me if King Chuck EEE changes the official religion of England to Islam after his 2023 Hajj to Mecca.


18 posted on 09/24/2022 4:32:01 PM PDT by hflynn ( )
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“Maybe King Charles can change the official religion.”

Sadly, that was my first thought when Liz died.


19 posted on 09/24/2022 4:33:16 PM PDT by bgill (Which came first, the vax or the virus?)
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He used to be fascinated with the occult also. Probably a quarter of London is muslim already and as that accelerates more native brits will move out. Unfortunately the UK is being overrun by immigrants like the U.S., just that theirs are from middle eastern chitholes and ours are from south american chitholes.

In 100 years both the U.S. and the U.K. will be backwaters because they replaced their productive citizenry with third worlders.

20 posted on 09/24/2022 4:33:26 PM PDT by GaryCrow
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