Is Prince Charles a Convert to Islam

By Aussiegirl

Daniel Pipes has a number of links and articles which point to the curious interest displayed by Prince Charles towards the religion of Islam. Worth taking a look given Charles' intention of coming to America to lobby President Bush on the subject of Islam. At this rate, Queen Elizabeth is not going to be able to retire for a very long time.

Is Prince Charles a Convert to Islam? [Weblog] - Daniel Pipes: " Weblog
Is Prince Charles a Convert to Islam?
November 9, 2003
Is Prince Charles a Convert to Islam? In a 1997 Middle East Quarterly article titled 'Prince Charles of Arabia,' Ronni L. Gordon and David M. Stillman looked at evidence that Britain's Prince Charles might be a secret convert to Islam. They shifted through his public statements (defending Islamic law, praising the status of Muslim women, seeing in Islam a solution for Britain's ailments) and actions (setting up a panel of twelve 'wise men' to advise him on Islamic religion and culture), then concluded that, 'should Charles persist in his admiration of Islam and defamation of his own culture,' his accession to the throne will indeed usher in a 'different kind of monarchy.'"

[...]Sep. 4, 2005 update: Prince Charles revealed in a letter leaked to the Daily Telegraph that he had strained relations with George Carey, then archbishop of Canterbury, over his attitude toward Islam. Particularly contentious was his expressed intent, on becoming king and supreme governor of the Church of England, to ditch the centuries' old defender of the faith title and replace it with defender of faith and defender of the Divine. The letter reveals the archbishop's reaction.

I wish you'd been there for the archbishop! Didn't really appreciate what I was getting at by talking about "the Divine" and felt that I had said far more about Islam than I did about Christianity - and was therefore worried about my development as a Christian.

According to royal aides, Charles did not much respect Lord Carey's views and the feelings were reciprocated.