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"Any act of worship that follows the Islamic rules of prayer can be said to create a mosque, whether or not it takes place in a special building." (Wikipedia)
The threat in Great Britain is not the same as in France where 'one mosque is erected every 15 days while one Christian building is destroyed at the same pace' but the softly, softly approach to affirm and to avoid offending Muslim sensitivities is similar.
This side of the channel while churches and chapels are closing mosques continue to expand. Islam is given a favourable press by promoting the notion that it is a religion of peace while ignoring the threat of the Sword.
Cardiff Castle may now be regarded as a mosque under Islamic rules, the culmination of promoting Islam by the BBC and others during Ramadan.
On 2 May the BBC marked "one of the most important festivals of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan".
Its S4C programme Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol (which translates into English as Start singing, start praising) presented a mixture of Christian hymn singing while promoting Islam as a way of 'getting closer to God'.
Muslims do not sing hymns yet Amazing Grace was sung by a choir as if to suggest the redemptive love of God is somehow comparable with submission to Allah.
Promoted as the religion of peace through cultural jihad, no connection is made with violent Jihad which results in the atrocities regularly reported around the globe.
Addressing the Combined Threat of Violent Jihad and Cultural Jihad the authors found that "cultural jihad may be an equally long-term threat to the West" as violent jihad.
A learning support co-ordinator at Swansea's Gower College said "We make a big fuss [at the college] about Christmas and Easter, but we need to reflect the other faiths and communities."
A wider perspective is needed. Whether by violent jihad or cultural jihad the desired outcome is the same: Rights of Non-Muslims in an Islamic State.
The fact that hundreds of rockets a day are launched indiscriminately at Israel by the Muslims of Hamas gives the lie to "religion of peace" bullshit.
ReplyDeleteOver three thousand in one week. It would serve them right if some of the rockets landed on the mosque on the Temple Mount and blew it to smithereens.
DeleteRepeated calls for a "day of rage" from Palestinian groups is hardly peaceful either.
DeleteWe view with immense alarm and sorrow the escalation of violence and the deployment of lethal force in Israel and Palestine. We deplore how inter-community tension has been fuelled by the rise of extremist ideologies on both sides; and we recognise that events in this most sensitive and sacred part of the world are exacerbated by expressions of prejudice and extreme nationalism elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteLike the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, Jewish Voice for Peace, and the Abraham Initiatives, we are grateful that there are efforts to mediate and broker a ceasefire, which may today be bearing fruit. We call on all those in public life in Israel and Palestine to turn away from violence and re-commit themselves to peaceful dialogue. We pray for all those who have suffered under the attacks in recent days; and in the words of Psalm 122 we especially ‘pray for the peace of Jerusalem … may there be peace within your walls.’
The Right Reverend Gregory Cameron, Bishop of St Asaph
The Right Reverend Andy John, Bishop of Bangor
The Right Reverend June Osborne, Bishop of Llandaff
The Right Reverend Cherry Vann, Bishop of Monmouth
The Right Reverend Joanna Penberthy, Bishop of St Davids
Islam is an extremist ideology and always has been.
DeleteEirenic and tolerant interpretations of Islam do exist - the Ahmadis, for instance.
ReplyDeleteBut as the Muslim mainstream tends to angrily condemn them as heretical deviants who aren't true Muslims, their impact is limited!