Faith Leaders Condemn Violence After Riots

Senior Christian, Jewish, and Muslim faith leaders have jointly signed a letter condemning “hatred, violence and vandalism” seen during riots across the UK. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of Westminster, the Chief Rabbi, and two of the country’s most senior Shia and Sunni Muslim imams wrote in an open letter to The Times of London on Tuesday that the targeting of mosques, attacks on asylum seekers, and violence directed towards police “are a stain on our national moral conscience.” The faith leaders added that “every British citizen has a right to be respected and a responsibility to respect others, so that together we can build a cohesive and harmonious society for all.”...