Church of England makes first Jizya Installment of 250,000 british pounds ($500,000)
From Times Online
February 21, 2008
Church of England donates cash to aid Muslim prayer
Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent of The Times
A diocese of the Church of England is giving an unprecedented 250,000 towards a multi-faith building in which the largest amount of worship space will be reserved for Muslims.
The Guildford diocese is one of the wealthiest in the UK. The Bishop of Guildford, the Right Rev Christopher Hill, today handed over the 250,000 cheque to Surrey University for the first multi-faith building of its kind in Britain.
The 6.5 million building will contain separate worship spaces for the Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Sikh communities, along with a further shared space for Buddhists and Hindus.
All faiths will share the cafe in the basement, with a shared staircase down from the upper floors.
—‘Yeah, good luck with that…’