Bob Unruh tried to manufacture a controversy in an April 2 WorldNetDaily article:
King Charles of Great Britain is getting scorched online for refusing to release an Easter message this year.
After all, he went out of his way to acknowledge Islam’s Ramadan.
Among the comments: “His sympathy for Islamism is impacting his religious role as Head of the Church of England and Defender of the Faith.”
And, “Yet he found time for a warm ‘as-salamu alaykum, Ramadan Mubarak’ greeting.”
[…]A report at GB News confirmed there are no plans for an Easter message from him this year.
Unruh buried the fact that Buckingham Palace does not normally issue an Easter message — indeed, Queen Elizabeth issued only one Easter message during her 70-year reign, and former queen’s chaplain Gavin Ashenden pointed out that “there is no general tradition of making an Easter broadcast in the way there is of a Christmas message.”
Despite the manufactured nature of this outrage, Peter Mcilvenna used an April 8 Newsmax column to promote it:
Buckingham Palace had confirmed that King Charles III would not deliver a formal Easter message to the British people in 2026.
This contrasts with the warm video message he shared for Ramadan, praising Islamic fasting and unity.
McIlvenna did eventually admit that Buckingham Palace has no tradition of issuing Easter message, but he insisted that “the symbolism matters”:
Britain’s identity and values are rooted in the Judeo-Christian heritage Easter represents: resurrection, renewal, and forgiveness.
These are the foundation of parliamentary democracy and individual freedom.
When the Crown celebrates minority faiths but downplays the main celebration of the majority, it signals a step back from tradition.
[…]Now, a similar selective sensitivity appears at the Palace: a reluctance to affirm Britain’s Christian heritage as confidently as for other communities.
Demographic changes may also play a role.
Official projections show that Muslims could become the largest faith group in some major British cities within a generation.
British Muslim communities often have a stronger connection to their religious identity than many nominal Christians. In response, public institutions try to balance integration with accommodation.
Some people see this as creating a two-tier system for faith and culture, which could undermine social trust and make the historic majority feel excluded.
[…]The lack of an Easter message suggests uncertainty.
The British people, and the West in general, deserve better.
The Crown still has time to lead with clarity before this cultural retreat cannot be reversed.
Mcilvenna clearly wants there to be a “selective sensitivity” but in favor of Christianity.