Of all people in Europe, you would think that the British would know that appeasement doesn’t work. Neville Chamberlin tried it in 1938 and Britain, and the world, paid the price for it a year later. Sadly, it seems that the lesson is being forgotten and the culture of appeasement is taking hold:
His dragon-slaying heroics have kept his legend alive through the centuries.
But the Church of England is considering rejecting England’s patron saint St George on the grounds that his image is too warlike and may offend Muslims.
Clergy have started a campaign to replace George with St Alban, a Christian martyr in Roman Britain.
The scheme, to be considered by the Church’s parliament, the General Synod, has met a cautious but sympathetic response from senior bishops.
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The image of St George was used to foster patriotism in 1940, when King George VI inaugurated the George Cross for civilian acts of the greatest bravery. The medal bears a depiction of the saint slaying the dragon.
However, George has become unfashionable among politicians and bureaucrats. His saint’s day, April 23, has no official celebration in England, and councils have banned the St George flag from their buildings and vehicles during the World Cup.
The saint became an English hero during the crusades against the Muslim armies that captured Jerusalem in the 11th century.
An apparition of George is said to have appeared to the crusader army at the Battle of Antioch in 1098.
His dragon-slaying legend is thought to have begun as an allegory of Diocletian’s persecution of Christians.
Robert at Dhimmi Watch has a better idea:
Here’s an idea: why don’t Muslims give up jihad in order to avoid offending the English?
H/T: Gateway Pundit and Michelle Malkin
