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Multiculturalism is breeding intolerance
Telegraph.co.uk ^ | 07/01/2008 | Philip Johnston

Posted on 01/07/2008 10:15:24 AM PST by forkinsocket

It has taken a long time to happen, but at last an authoritative and senior establishment figure has pointed to the elephant in the room. Before the Bishop of Rochester's article yesterday in The Sunday Telegraph, the debate about immigration focused almost exclusively on who benefits financially. We have tiptoed around its effect on our society and culture. Even the somewhat belated recognition by ministers that newcomers should show a commitment to British values and demonstrate a knowledge of English tends to be couched in economic terms and ones favourable to the immigrants themselves - that they will get a job more easily and their lives will be enhanced if they are more integrated.

However, few politicians have been willing to do what Michael Nazir-Ali has done, which is to question the impact of a growing Muslim population upon the very fabric of the nation, turning it within half a century into a multi-faith and multicultural land. It is hardly surprising, perhaps, for a Christian prelate to lament the powerful appeal of another faith challenging where his own once reigned supreme. Furthermore, the recent immigration of more than half a million eastern Europeans has delighted Roman Catholic leaders whose churches were full to bursting over Christmas.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: crushislam; diversity; intolerance; islam; multiculturalism; uk
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To: Kieri

Exactly and that is the whole point, imho.


21 posted on 01/09/2008 6:22:58 AM PST by Neoliberalnot ((Hallmarks of Liberalism: Ingratitude and Envy))
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To: G8 Diplomat

What is the source of the map? I find it very interesting.


22 posted on 01/30/2008 9:06:24 AM PST by kublia khan (Absolute war brings total victory)
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To: kublia khan

I made it on Photoshop


23 posted on 01/30/2008 11:30:04 AM PST by G8 Diplomat (Creatures are divided into 6 kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Monera, Protista, & Saudi Arabia)
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