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Reform UK unveils plan to protect churches from being turned into mosques in bid to ‘restore Britain’s Christian heritage’
GB News ^ | February 22, 2026 | Ben Chapman

Posted on 02/22/2026 6:52:40 PM PST by MinorityRepublican

A Reform government would move to give churches protected status to ensure they are not turned into mosques.

The party’s new home affairs spokesman, Zia Yusuf, plans to “restore Britain’s Christian heritage” by enacting mass deportations of illegal migrants and persuading British expats to return to the country.

He said renewing Britain’s Christian faith was imperative to restoring “cultural meaning” among young people and men in particular.

Mr Yusuf, a practicing Muslim, told The Telegraph his first move would be to grant immediate and automatic listed status to churches across the UK.

This means alterations affecting their historic character would be banned.

Nigel Farage’s party would also establish a new class for churches that would prevent them from being converted into places of worship for other religions.

Places of worship in England do not currently fall under the F1 use class - changes within this class do not require planning permission.

Mr Yusuf fears churches are increasingly being converted into mosques, and says he has been inundated with emails from “anxious residents” across the UK about the trend.

(Excerpt) Read more at gbnews.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Politics; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: britain; christian; churches; mosques; reform; uk
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1 posted on 02/22/2026 6:52:40 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Repent, turn and trust Jesus Christ.

That is how to deal with the Muslim problem.


2 posted on 02/22/2026 6:58:29 PM PST by Salvavida
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To: MinorityRepublican

Have they been arrested yet?


3 posted on 02/22/2026 7:06:07 PM PST by JZelle
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To: MinorityRepublican
"It's Too Late (Official Lyric Video)" - Carole King
4 posted on 02/22/2026 7:06:09 PM PST by MikelTackNailer (The wogs have conquered England without a shot.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Yusuf describes himself as a “British Muslim patriot”,[38][8] and observes practices such as fasting during Ramadan.[39] In a 2025 interview with The Financial Times Yusuf said he considers his religious beliefs to be a private matter.[40]


5 posted on 02/22/2026 7:09:51 PM PST by jroehl (And how we burned in the camps later - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - The Gulag Archipelago)
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To: Salvavida

7.62 NATO and 5.56 NATO works better to deal with the Muslim problem.

They wouldn’t have a Muslim if that would’ve been properly applied in the first place.


6 posted on 02/22/2026 7:16:15 PM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: jroehl

Winston Churchill famously observed that “individual Muslims may display splendid qualities” (paraphrased) despite their religious beliefs. Let us pray that this fellow is one such individual, and that honesty is one such quality.


7 posted on 02/22/2026 7:17:39 PM PST by dayglored (This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
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To: MinorityRepublican

That’s a start. Now, to get Britons into those churches.


8 posted on 02/22/2026 7:28:21 PM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (God save the United States!)
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To: dayglored
Finishing the quote in post #7…

“…but the influence of the religion paralyzes social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world.”

9 posted on 02/22/2026 7:36:16 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: Deaf Smith

Exactly so.


10 posted on 02/22/2026 7:44:20 PM PST by dayglored (This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
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To: NFHale

Has it occurred to you that the Muslims are a judgment when a nation abandons Christ?


11 posted on 02/22/2026 8:07:26 PM PST by Salvavida
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To: Salvavida

I was wondering if England’s Islam infection is karmic retribution for the British Empire era.


12 posted on 02/22/2026 8:55:48 PM PST by MikelTackNailer (The wogs have conquered England without a shot.)
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To: MinorityRepublican
Mr Yusuf, a practicing Muslim, told The Telegraph his first move would be to grant immediate and automatic listed status to churches across the UK.

Its telling that such a thing is even necessary now

13 posted on 02/22/2026 9:20:37 PM PST by PGR88
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To: MinorityRepublican
So...

...play pretend so that people don't notice what's really going on, AND force them to pay for their own deception.



14 posted on 02/22/2026 9:46:46 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: MikelTackNailer

There are three “buckets” of Scripture dealing with foreigners.

1st: those dealing with restrictions on foreigners
2nd: treating foreigners with kindness and showing God’s love to them
3rd: as a judgment to God’s people turning their backs on God; foreigners will then possess the land and rule over God’s people

Lamentations 5:2
Deut 28:43-44
Isa 1:7
Neh 9:36-37
Neh 5:17

The entire book of Zephaniah is a witness of how a corrupt priesthood ruins a nation....and the nation falls into judgment. So that is the starting point.

As for “karma” that is Eastern mysticism. God has to judge, otherwise he ceases to be Holy. But repentance is always on the table until the last bowl of judgment in Rev 16.


15 posted on 02/22/2026 10:48:18 PM PST by Salvavida
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To: Salvavida

By karma I was referring to the phenomenon, recognized across civilizations, where negative behavior in the past comes back to bite you in the present.

You have a good point about corrupt priesthood. There’s no spark of divinity in the Church of England’s origin, formed by Henry VIII to spite that era’s pope’s refusal to formally grant him a divorce. Not a Martin Luther morality-driven move whatsoever - resulting in that sect regarded with wary skepticism by most other Protestants since it’s inception.

But hey: those abbies and cathedrals are going to make fantastic mosques!


16 posted on 02/22/2026 11:36:24 PM PST by MikelTackNailer (is merely pawn on chessboard of life.)
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To: Salvavida

No.

They’re psychopath religious fanatics who don’t understand “live and let live”.

And that’s how they need to be treated.


17 posted on 02/23/2026 1:17:16 AM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: MikelTackNailer

Karma is not a Christian belief.


18 posted on 02/23/2026 2:27:06 AM PST by Mr. Blond
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To: Salvavida
Repent, turn and trust Jesus Christ.

Amen

19 posted on 02/23/2026 4:08:43 AM PST by SisterK (to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Anyone noticed the news blackout on Rupert Lowe and Restore since his announcement...?

And that now Farage sounds like Rupert Lowe?

Coinkydink...?

I think not.


20 posted on 02/23/2026 4:22:54 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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