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Christians should marry Muslims to tackle Islamophobia, says peer
The Express ^ | July 8, 2014 | Owen Bennett, Political Reporter

Posted on 07/12/2014 2:01:58 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

CHRISTIANS should be encouraged to marry Muslims as a way of tackling Islamophobia, a senior peer claimed today.

Lord Scott, a former Supreme Court Judge, cited his own family - in which two of his four children married Muslims - as an example of how interfaith families can thrive.

The peer, who sits as a crossbencher in the Lords, made the comments during a debate on how to improve relations between the Muslim community and other faith groups in the UK.

He said: “Of my two sons one has become a Muslim and of my two daughters one of those has become a Muslim, and I have 12 lovely grandchildren, seven of whom are little Muslims.

He added: “The family relationships since those events took place have been as happily familial, as close and as good as any parent or grandparent could wish.

“I do just wonder that if an improvement is needed between the faith groups, one way of promoting that might be to encourage interfaith marriages.”

Responding for the Government, Baroness Warsi said: “It’s important that we allow people to marry somebody of their choosing whatever faith they belong to, and that’s why I’m incredibly proud that the Government has done so much work on the issue of forced marriages, including criminalising a practice which should have been criminalised a long time ago.”


TOPICS: Government; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: britain; dhimmi; islam; lordscott; marriage; muslims; unitedkingdom
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To: Unam Sanctam

A former neighbor of mine was a senior non-commissioned officer in the Air Force and spent a lot of time in Islamic countries. He said several times he was offered high six-figures to low seven-figures to convert to Islam. Can you imagine what they’d offer to the children of a high-ranking jurist and politician in Britain?


21 posted on 07/12/2014 3:11:26 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

All too often we find that “judges” are not the best judges.


22 posted on 07/12/2014 3:13:30 AM PDT by windsorknot
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To: Joe Miner

It has other meanings,such as “ bipartisan” , with Crossbench committees, etc.
But to ‘be’ Crossbench is either as stated or having the whip withdrawn...party membership suspended for having an opinion.


23 posted on 07/12/2014 3:22:02 AM PDT by moose07 (the truth will out ,one day.)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

Yea, should have told them leave the turbin out of the wood pile lol


24 posted on 07/12/2014 3:46:55 AM PDT by aces (Jesus Saves not Society)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Lord Scott,,, cited his own family - in which two of his four children married Muslims

translation: in order to validate the behavior of my children, I want to insist everyone else do the same as my children did so I don't feel awkward

25 posted on 07/12/2014 3:47:30 AM PDT by blueplum
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To: nickcarraway

Just don’t serve a nice salad instead of goat for dinner for that hot summer evening meal.


26 posted on 07/12/2014 4:00:44 AM PDT by greenhornet68
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I wonder what this peer would think if one of his Muslims went Jihad on him — killing him and cutting his head off? Oh, yes, his kids and grand kids are “moderate” Muslims? What a stupid Infidel peer.
27 posted on 07/12/2014 4:07:09 AM PDT by MasterGunner01
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Someone needs to inform this guy, that Muslims avoid marrying anyone who is not a Muslim.


28 posted on 07/12/2014 4:08:49 AM PDT by castlegreyskull
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’ve had suspicions that the aristocracy across the pond are secretly converted Muzzies—in order to preserve their perks, titles, and whatnot.
The common proles—to hell with them. They are just to pay taxes and support the muzzies.


29 posted on 07/12/2014 4:22:15 AM PDT by Flintlock (islam is a LIE, mohamuud a PEDOPHILE, sharia is POISON.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

if his family embraces “interfaith” marriage, where are the muslims who became Christians? What part of the happy couples still practices “inter” faith?


30 posted on 07/12/2014 4:40:36 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
These do-gooders are so self-absorbed that they totally disregard anyone who disagrees with their feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelings.

They refuse to acknowlege that there's a difference between Muslims and Islamists, immigrants and ILLEGAL immigrants (aliens).

(Yes I know some say all Muslims are Islamists.. my direct, personal experience says otherwise. Same goes for Christians.. they are not all white supremacist Christian Identity advocates. And yes I know that white supremacist Christian Identity advocates do not fly airliners into buildings and delight in cutting off heads as Islamists do.)

So do-gooders say the evidence is in, all experts agree, deniers be damned.. if you oppose murderous, insane Islamists you're a Islamophobe. If you oppose millions of people ILLEGALLY taking up residence here, shoving aside people seeking legal immigration respecting our Country you're a xenophobe. (I've sponsored immigrants.)

31 posted on 07/12/2014 4:44:30 AM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Good find, 2nd. The comments below by the readers are, as usual, excellent and superior to the article itself.


32 posted on 07/12/2014 4:47:32 AM PDT by Wiz-Nerd
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

We should all happily embrace cancer in order to gain a better understanding of it.


33 posted on 07/12/2014 4:57:20 AM PDT by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

>> Lord Scott, a former Supreme Court Judge, cited his own family - in which two of his four children married Muslims - as an example of how interfaith families can thrive.

Lord Scott has sawdust for brains.


34 posted on 07/12/2014 5:00:40 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Without GOD, men get what they deserve.)
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To: Jim Noble

I heard Swedish women are marrying muzzs at an alarming rate.


35 posted on 07/12/2014 5:26:44 AM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: All

I got one better: how about Muslims not kill Christians as a way of battling Christophobia.


36 posted on 07/12/2014 5:33:03 AM PDT by tenger (It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for. -Will Rogers)
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To: Mark17

Islamophobia is not the problem! ISLAM is the problem!


37 posted on 07/12/2014 5:39:24 AM PDT by Shimmer1 (If chocolate fudge cake could sing, it would sound like Barry White.)
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To: Unam Sanctam

They clearly had lost their faith already. What true Christian would sacrifice something so precious.


38 posted on 07/12/2014 5:47:12 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt ("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
He added: “The family relationships since those events took place have been as happily familial, as close and as good as any parent or grandparent could wish.

All good and wonderful until "Sudden Jihad Syndrome" kicks in...

39 posted on 07/12/2014 5:55:29 AM PDT by Popman ("Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God" - Thomas Jefferson)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Christians should KILL Mohammedans to solve the problem of the Mohammedans MURDERING Christians.

Understand that there is a difference between KILLING and MURDERING.


40 posted on 07/12/2014 5:55:45 AM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel (Have a wonderful day!)
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