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Bishop attacks 'victim' Muslims
THE Church of Englands only Asian bishop, whose father converted from Islam, has criticised many Muslims for their dual psychology, in which they desire both victimhood and domination. In the most outspoken critique of Muslims by a church leader, Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester, said that because of this view it would never be possible to satisfy all their demands. Their complaint often boils down to the position that it is always right to intervene when Muslims are victims, as in Bosnia or Kosovo, and always wrong when the Muslims are the oppressors or terrorists, as with the Taliban or in Iraq, said Nazir-Ali. Given the world view that has given rise to such grievances, there can never be sufficient appeasement and new demands will continue to be made.The failure to counter such beliefs meant that radical Islam had flourished in Britain, spread by extremist imams indoctrinating children for up to four hours a day, he said. Nazir-Ali added that rigorous checks, from which the government had retreated in face of Muslims protests, should be imposed to ensure that arriving clerics were committed to the British way of life. Characteristic British values have developed from the Christian faith and its vision of personal and common good, said the bishop in an interview with The Sunday Times. After they were clarified by the enlightenment they became the bedrock of our modern political life. These values need to be recovered to help us to inculcate the virtues of generosity, loyalty, moderation and love. Nazir-Ali, who was born in Pakistan and whose father converted from Islam to Catholicism, said radical Islam was being taught in mosque schools across Britain. While radical teaching may not be happening everywhere, its presence is felt across the country. It affects all Muslims, he said. The two main causes of the present situation [rising extremism] are fundamentalist imams and material on the internet. Posted by: Fred 2006-11-05 |
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