Know Your Enemy

"If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery perhaps Christians should not worry too much at such an exploitation of religious imagery. I doubt that Bowie would have the courage to use Islamic imagery - I very much doubt it. Frankly, I don't get offended by such juvenilia - Christians should have the courage to rise above offensive language, although I hope Bowie will recognise that he may be upsetting some people."

Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey does a poor job of pretending that personally he's not upset by the video for David Bowie's latest single, 'The Next Day'.