Well it is an interesting idea, and apparently has a lot of meaning behind it. I don't think most really think of what St George did, or what he stood for at all. If they do, I wonder if they will toss out what St. George really stands for.
...The Archbishop’s comments followed London Mayor Boris Johnson’s decision last month to defy political correctness and celebrate St George’s Day – April 23 – with a week of free events in the capital.
Mr Johnson, who will fly the red and white cross of St George from City Hall, said the festival had been ignored ‘for far too long’.
There has been a revival of interest in St George, and in particular the Cross of St George flag, in recent years, partly because of devolution in Scotland and Wales.
But there has been a number of incidents in which people have been banned from displaying the English flag on the grounds that it is racist and could offend Muslims because of its association with the Crusades.
Dr Sentamu asked: ‘Has the time come to make the feast of St George, the patron saint of England, a public holiday?’
The Archbishop warned that a lack of a cultural identity could lead to a ‘twisted vision’ being created by those dissatisfied with their heritage – a factor that could be exploited by extremist politicians.
The Archbishop said the flag of St George had been an icon of extreme nationalism, ‘a sign of exclusion tinged with racism’, but the game of football showed it could be a
unifying symbol as people shared a support for the England team.
Dr Sentamu said: ‘Where there is no awareness of identity, there is a vacuum to be filled. Dissatisfaction with one’s heritage creates an opening for extremist ideologies.
‘Whether it be the terror of Salafi-jihadism or the insidious institutional racism of the British National Party, there are those who stand ready to fill the vacuum with a sanitised identity and twisted vision if the silent majority are reticent in holding back from forging a new identity.’
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