Posted on 11/16/2001 1:19:45 PM PST by sarcasm
A BROWNIE pack has been forced to leave a church after parents and group leaders were pelted with stones and abused by local youths.
The incidents were reported before an arson attempt was thwarted in an attack by vandals at the same church, St Philip's, in Girlington, Bradford, West Yorks, on Bonfire Night.
On that occasion the Rev Tony Tooby, the vicar, had to flee from a gang of up to 60 Asians, some masked, who chanted "Get the white bastard" and hurled a rock through his car's rear window.
Police are still investigating what they have described as a racist incident in which two stained glass windows were smashed, prayer books strewn around and evidence was found of preparations to start a fire.
It has now emerged that the 18th St Philip's Bradford Brownies, which has met in the church for over 20 years, has been forced to switch its weekly meetings to elsewhere in the city because of harassment.
Brown Owl Lucy-Jane Marshall, 22, who is a member of the church, said she had stones thrown at her and had been called a "Christian bitch" while parents' cars had been attacked with stones and eggs.
She said: "On every occasion the police were contacted. When the incident happened with me, the police arrived and four boys, aged 16 plus, had disappeared by this time. I was on my own and I was really frightened.
"At the moment the community says it is thuggery, but I believe the opposite. If I was an Asian lady walking to the church I would not have got the treatment I got. I was called a Christian bitch. If that isn't racist, what is?"
A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: "We were concerned and saddened to learn that the Brownies have been forced to move out of the church because of harassment fears.
"Incidents like this on local community groups who are working for the good of the community are to be deplored and are being looked into by the police as a result of the latest incident at the church."
Ayub Laher, vice president of the Bradford Council for Mosques, said some youths did not realise the fear they were spreading.
He added: "They think it is fun to frighten some poor lady, but what they think is harmless fun is frightening people out of their lives."
With all due sympathy for the lady, it is NOT racist. If it were, then this struggle would be between Europeans and Asians. But Asians are also Hindus, Buddhists, and Christians, and none of these are harassing and assaulting people.
This is a Moslem issue. Treating it as merely racial will lead to incorrect conclusions and ineffective remedies.
...& cease aborting the ones they have.
Well, for one thing they could make them Danish - as in the past we here have made Asian, European, African etcetera babies into American adults. Of course they have a much longer cultural heritage which doesn't seem to be readily adaptable. (Not just Danes, I mean all of Europe, including England, which I love.) Sorry about their troubles, but we've got our share over here, too!
Ever consider clicking on the link to the story? All will become clear. Dunce.
America's Fifth Column ... watch PBS documentary JIHAD! In America -- here
Why be so belligerent? Asian implies oriental in the United States. That post should have been expected and explained without the condescension.
You beat me to it. Yes, isn't diversity beautiful? We need more of this. In a few years we will make Bosnia look like a badminton match.
If only the last 20-year trend was considered I'd have to agree with you but longer term trends normally don't run in a straight line. During times like these there is an instinctive tendency to start reproducing out of a sense of survival.
People like you have been saying that for decades and the fact is that marriage outside of major ethic groups is the exception not the rule. I suppose in a thousand years there will be a significant mixing of ethic groups but it is a very, very slow process.
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