Posted on 12/22/2016 11:24:40 AM PST by VitacoreVision
Britain's Prince Charles warned against intolerance towards refugees fleeing religious persecution on Thursday, saying the rising tide of populism was reminiscent of the "dark days" of the 1930s.
"The suffering doesn't end when they arrive seeking refuge in a foreign land," the heir to the throne told BBC radio.
"We are now seeing the rise of many populist groups across the world that are increasingly aggressive towards those who adhere to a minority faith."
The 68-year-old, in his third broadcast for the "Thought for the Day" section of popular news programme Today, added: "All of this has deeply disturbing echoes of the dark days of the 1930s."
Charles said his comments applied not just to Christians fleeing parts of the Middle East but also to other persecuted faiths in the world including Yazidis, Jews, Ahmadi Muslims and Baha'i people.
Referring to the "monstrous extremism" seen in World War II, the Prince of Wales said the fact that "nearly 70 years later we should still be seeing such evil persecution is to me beyond all belief".
"We owe it to those who suffered and died so horribly not to repeat the horrors of the past," he said.
In the run-up to Christmas he pointed to the idea that Jesus' family had sought refuge from persecution, and said the Prophet Mohammed had also "migrated" from Mecca to Medina in search of religious freedom.
Prince Charles, who will become the supreme governor of the Church of England when he succeeds his mother Queen Elizabeth II, often speaks out about the plight of Christian minorities in the Middle East.
But he has long said he wants to be seen as a "Defender of Faiths" rather than the monarch's official title of "Defender of the Faith", to reflect Britain's multicultural society.
God Save the Queen......We MEAN IT, Man!
Seems to me it is time to give THEM something to remember.
Cake or death?
Does the Queen have the power to exclude him from the succession? Give the crown to one of the grandkids, they don’t seem to have their heads so far up their posteriors.
His family could easily put up a thousand muslim migrants with all of their vast residences. Step up to the plate Charlie.
Prince Charles is the product of generations of selective inbreeding.
1930’s or 700’s, 1930’s or 700’s, hmmmm which is better?
You’re Right About That! Princess Di Was A Beauty. For Sure!
All that in-breeding of the royals adversely affects intelligence.
His stance on Global Warming showed me he is a moron who is riding the globalism movement for all its worth.
He is an embarrassment and stain on the history of the British Crown.
Hopefully, his son William will have a lot of the good common sense from his mother Diana and accede to the Crown ahead of his nutball father.
His son Harry seems to have inherited the idiocy of Charles as evidenced by the porny showgirl he’s cavorting with.
I was thinking just the opposite. William may most resemble Diana but I have my doubts about him. Harry has a soul, he’s just got to sow his wild oats and that’s sometimes embarrassing under the glare of the spotlights. Once he gets that out of the way, he’s the one.
The Queen should let her daughter, Anne be the successor. Charles is wrong on this. Poor man. He’ll always be first in line.
Prince Charles once again demonstrates the ill effects of cousins marrying...
It’s a godsend that Queen Elizabeth has lived for such a nice long time.
Charles will usher in the final annihilation of the white race in the British Isles. Most popular name in London? Mohammed.
Charles take in about 100 of them in the palace you live in. Long live the queen.
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All of the Crown’s palaces could house thousands of refugees.
There was a reason they never let this inbred nit-wit become king.
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