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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.
