Prince Charles opens Bedouin tent at London peace center (possible islamic convert alert)
He has really totally lost it (if, of course, he ever really had it):

LONDON - Prince Charles on Thursday officially opened London's most unlikely new landmark - a large Bedouin tent that will be used to promote peace and reconciliation.

Created of out goat hair, the structure stands in the garden of the former St. Ethelburga's Church which was destroyed by an Irish Republican Army bomb in 1993.

The church reopened as a center for peace and reconcilication in 2002 and the tent - built in Saudi Arabia and designed to withstand London's regular rain showers - will be used for events promoting interfaith dialogue.

Addressing leaders from nine faiths, Charles on Thursday argued for greater understanding between the faiths.

"We are all trying to explain the nature of mystery and in a sense it is almost impossible to explain, he said.

"If only we could understand each other's groupings to understand the mystery, not try to overdo the way in which we decide that we know everything, we might perhaps reduce the level of conflict and violence and misunderstanding."

The opening received messages of support from international figures including the Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and rock star Bono.

Academic Keith Critchlow designed the tent according to the tenets of geometry, algebra and astrology rather than on traditional religious lines.

It is carpeted with rugs woven in conflict zones.

A tent was chosen because it is associated with the nomadic origins of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Oh, those kooky Jew and Christian nomadic tent-dwellers.

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