بريطانيا: دراسة مشاركة علماء المسلمين في مجلس اللوردات

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يدرس رئيس الوزراء البريطاني "ديفيد كاميرون" مشروع تقدم به مجموعة من أعضاء حزب المحافظين يطالب بإعادة تشكيل مجلس اللوردات بصورة تسمح بمزيد من مشاركة رجال الدين بما في ذلك علماء المسلمين.

وقد أشارت وسائل الإعلام إلى أن "كاميرون" استحسن الفكرة، مؤكدًا أن مجلس اللوردات لن يتحول إلى مؤسسة علمانية، وأنه سيظل محتفظًا بهويته الدينية. المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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David Cameron studies plans for multi-faith Lords

David Cameron is considering plans to create a "multi-faith" House of Lords where Muslim imams could sit alongside Anglican and Catholic bishops.

The controversial suggestion is revealed in a paper drawn up by Tory officials which calls for a wide range of different churches to be represented once reforms to the Upper House are carried out.

Currently 26 Anglican bishops have seats in the Lords. But Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, is drawing up a draft bill setting out wholesale changes to the Lords that are expected to include provisions for hundreds of existing peers, including the bishops, to be evicted while at least 80 per cent of new members are elected.

The paper, produced by the Conservative Christian Fellowship, says: "Christians need to enter the debate and make it clear that we value the presence of the Lords Spiritual, but this doesn't have to mean unquestioning support for the status quo.

"There is a strong argument that our legislature would also benefit from the wisdom of leaders of Baptist, Catholic, Methodist and black-led congregations.

"A broad bench of Lords Spiritual drawn from a range of churches in Britain could provide a powerful vision of unity."

The Prime Minister is said to favour the idea because he is determined that the House of Lords is not turned into a secular institution and that it retains a link with faith-based organisations. Mr Clegg's bill, which is being negotiated with senior Conservative ministers and the Labour frontbench, had been due to be unveiled last month.

However, the plans have been delayed by the forthcoming referendum on voting reform and Mr Clegg is now understood to be preparing to unveil the blueprint in the coming months.

Senior Conservatives are drawing up a range of alternative reform proposals, amid fears that Mr Clegg's changes will be too radical.