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Britain
Bishop warns of no-go zones for non-Muslims
2008-01-06
Islamic extremists have created "no-go" areas across Britain where it is too dangerous for non-Muslims to enter, one of the Church of England's most senior bishops warns today. The Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester and the Church's only Asian bishop, says that people of a different race or faith face physical attack if they live or work in communities dominated by a strict Muslim ideology.

Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, he compares the threat to the use of intimidation by the far-Right, and says that it is becoming increasingly difficult for Christianity to be the nation's public religion in a multifaith, multicultural society.
Noticed that finally, did you?
His comments come as a poll of the General Synod - the Church's parliament - shows that its senior leaders, including bishops, also believe that Britain is being damaged by large-scale immigration.
Okay, and so what's the solution?
Bishop Nazir-Ali, who was born in Pakistan, gives warning that attempts are being made to give Britain an increasingly Islamic character by introducing the call to prayer and wider use of sharia law, a legal system based on the Koran.

In an attack on the Government's response to immigration and the influx of "people of other faiths to these shores", he blames its "novel philosophy of multiculturalism" for allowing society to become deeply divided, and accuses ministers of lacking a "moral and spiritual vision". Echoing Trevor Phillips, the chairman of the Commission for Equalities and Human Rights, who has said that the country is "sleepwalking into segregation", the bishop argues that multiculturalism has led to deep divisions.

David Davis, the shadow home secretary, has accused Muslims of promoting a kind of "voluntary apartheid" by shutting themselves in closed societies and demanding immunity from criticism.

In the Synod survey, to be published this week, bishops, senior clergy and influential churchgoers said that an increasingly multi-faith society threatens the country's Christian heritage and blamed the divisions on the Government's failure to integrate immigrants into their communities.
It was just pointed out that the Muslims were segregating themselves voluntarily. So how's it a 'falure to integrate' the immigrants? You need to face the fact that they don't want to integrate, they want you to submit.
It found that more than one in three believe that a mass influx of people of other faiths is diluting the Christian nature of Britain and only a quarter feel that they have been integrated into society.

The overwhelming majority - 80 per cent - said that the Government has not upheld the place of religion in public life and up to 63 per cent fear that the Church will be disestablished within a generation, breaking a bond that has existed between the Church and State since the Reformation.
A substantial part of the problem is that the venerable Church of England hasn't given people much reason lately to participate in said church. It's easier to keep the Church established if it offers something for people to believe in. The good Archbishop and his clerics have offered religion that is full of 'correct' thinking, social mores, and kindly words about diversity, but that is empty of .. religion.
Calls for disestablishment have grown following research showing that attendance at Mass has overtaken the number of worshippers at Church of England Sunday services.

Bishop Nazir-Ali, whose father converted from Islam to Catholicism, was criticised by Ibrahim Mogra, of the Muslim Council of Britain. He said: "It's irresponsible for a man of his position to make these comments. He should accept that Britain is a multicultural society in which we are free to follow our religion at the same time as being extremely proud to be British. We wouldn't allow 'no-go' areas to happen. I smell extreme intolerance when people criticise multiculturalism without proper evidence of what has gone wrong."
But the no-go areas are happening. So what will you do about it?
But the Bishop's concerns are shared by other members of the General Synod. The Rt Rev Nicholas Reade, the Bishop of Blackburn, which has a large Muslim community, said that it was increasingly difficult for Christians to share their faith in areas where there was a high proportion of immigrants of other faiths. He believes that increasing pressure will be put on the Government to begin the process of disestablishment and end the preferential status given to the Church of England. "The writing is on the wall," he said.

Gordon Brown relinquished Downing Street's involvement in appointing bishops in one of his first facts as Prime Minister - a move viewed by some as a significant step towards disestablishment. Last night, Mr Davis said: "Bishop Nazir-Ali has drawn attention to a deeply serious problem. The Government's confused and counter-productive approach risks creating a number of closed societies instead of one open, cohesive one. It generates the risk of encouraging radicalisation and creating home-grown terrorism."
Posted by:Fred

#6  Anybody click on The Telegraph's site to read the comments posted? A HUGE number of posters running ( I estimate ) 10 -1 in favor of the comments made by Bishop Nazir-Ali. The lefties want to call him a racist, but it's a hard sell since the good Bishop has dark skin and hails from Pakistan. The lefties can't answer the Bishop except to say he's not credible since he doesn't say exactly which parts of the country are no-go areas for Christians. The lefties are like...whatcha mean there might be places I might not be welcome? BS...prove it Bishop !
Posted by: Mark Z   2008-01-06 22:40  

#5  I wondered how much impact removing private ownership of weapons from law abiding citizens has had. No-go zones has to be a reflection of this. Only the criminals have weapons.

In these Muslim enclaves, I wondered if they are well supplied with weapons in the event of what is percieved as a external threat eg.Threat to Islam, insult to Allah, Mohammed and others.

The pacifist's will reap what they sow and Britain will be lost. Winston Churchhill must be spinning in his grave and Neville Chamberlain must be watching with interest.
Posted by: Delphi   2008-01-06 17:12  

#4  Western governments (and elite) are afraid of the conflict between the West and Islam developing the way of Germany and the Jews. It is a worthy concern, though there are far more differences than similarities. This much is true though - the Jews were 'different' and could be blamed for the actions of a few (stereotypes do not develop out of nothing), and the Muslims are 'different' and can be blamed for the actions of a few (same deal on stereotypes.) That said, the choice had better not be between dhimmitude and a 'final solution'.

In Britain - and the US - there are 'no-go' zones for other-than-Muslim reasons too; you have your yobs, your black gangs turf, your Asian gangs turf, yor Latins gang turf, your non-ethnic drug gangs turfs, etc. Analagous dhimmitude is not the answer there either - strong law enforcement is. Outside of active war zones like Iraq and Afghanistan the Muslim problem is more like an ordinary gang problem but with (some) different motivations. Employ similar tactics - with no religious safe havens. RICO (or the British equivalent) them. Wiretap problem Imams. Confiscate problem mosques. Etc.
Posted by: Glenmore   2008-01-06 10:03  

#3  Divide & conquer. Balkanization in Germany, Belgium, France, Britain, Dearborn and more coming to a place near you very soon. Keep going to movies and sticking yer heads where sun don't shine. Day by day it keeps creeping toward you, just like an infestation of mold. Once mold gets into your house, you'll probably be moving soon.
Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2907   2008-01-06 10:00  

#2  I don't see how it's the Government's fault that iron won't alloy with clay; they just shared the delusion that it is possible.

"The writing is on the wall," he said.

MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN?
Posted by: Mullah Lodabullah   2008-01-06 07:44  

#1  Did you ever see a steam engine boiler dispatched in pieces in different directions? I've seen it, the release valve got stuck.
Posted by: twobyfour   2008-01-06 00:24  

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