Nearly four years ago, Chancellor George Osborne claimed that the UK’s exit from the European Union would be ‘a shock to the world economy’. Thus began what became known as ‘Project Fear’, but with Brexit imminent there is no sign of financial panic nor of the other dire consequences foretold.
This is not to say that Remain had a monopoly of misleading claims, but it is a reminder of how politically-driven communication can stretch facts and evidence. Sadly, the Anglican Communion is not exempt. It has its own ‘Project Fear’.
A few weeks ago I received a widely circulated email from the Secretary of the Synod of the Church of Pakistan which was sharply critical of GAFCON following the visit of Archbishop Foley Beach last November at the invitation of the Bishop Azad Marshall, Bishop of Raiwind, and President of the National Council of Churches in Pakistan.
