[js1138]

I would start looking for the money.

[Lion in Winter]

More islamic BS.

[oceanperch]

Oh boy! Should add being Gay to the mix and really be hip.

[kitkat]

*** ...the wishy-washy standards of contemporary Christianity... ***

I believe that the above is true, and it's a good thing that Mel produced his movie when he did.

The pendulum keeps swinging. The Victorian Age led to the '60s and its lack of a moral compass; now it's swinging back and people are looking for a strong belief.

[mdmathis6]

I think the word should be conversion not reversion!

[tkathy]

Rebellious young people will always look for ways to irritate the more sensible members of society. Part of the problem is the way Islam has been allowed to define itself with no effective answering back from the media.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Britan needs another John and Charles Wesley, Quick!

[Wilhelm Tell]

"I have received letters from people who are put off by the wishy-washy standards of contemporary Christianity and they are looking for a religion which does not compromise too much with the modern world," said Eaton, author of Islam and the Destiny of Man

There is a move to destroy or at least water-down anything of value in Western civilization. And it is politically-incorrect to hold any values that are remotely Western or Christian. As a consequence, the West doesn't appear to believe in itself and it seems weak. Churches try to become "relevant" by adopting the latest fad and throwing away most of what was important to the faith.

Contrast that to the appeal of totalitarian movements, including radical Islam. They promise certitude about all things -- just follow the party line and you are one of the elite chosen by History or Allah! You are somebody! You are a warrior among History's chosen or God's elect! Every true believer sees himself as the pinnacle of history -- the center of the universe.

The left has succeeded in making the West literally dis-value itself. Nothing is sacred or important anymore -- all that remains is a vague sense of guilt (which is at the root of the non-judgementalism craze) and a strong sense of cynicism.

[nightdriver]

"The Queen has approved new arrangements to allow Muslim staff at Buckingham Palace time off to attend Friday prayers at a mosque."

So where's "the Defender of the Faith?"

I'm sure that the "faith" refered to is NOT islam.

Seems like that trite little phrase attributed to the Royal House of England is just as phony as the monarchy itself.

[B.O. Plenty]

THOUSANDS OF BRITISH EMBRACE ISLAM...shows how dumb some people can be...Oh well...it takes all kinds, so they say.

[DustyMoment]

. . . white Britons having reverted to Islam . . . "

Interesting wording. When one "reverts" to something, they are going back to a thing or place that they previously did or lived. For these young Brits to "revert" to Islam suggests that they had converted to Islam once, then rejected it and have now "reverted" back to Islam.

The wording casts a lot of doubt as to the credibility of the article, IMO.

[JimSEA]

"We’re all the rage, I hope it’s not a passing fashion."

WOW! I am at a loss for further words.

[petercooper]

Title should read: THOUSANDS OF BRITISH MORONS EMBRACE ISLAM

[livius]

Here's some more about the Murabitun, taken from an article about Islamic activity in Chiapas:

The Islamic missionaries (to Mexico) arrived from Granada, Spain, soon after armed Zapatista rebels took over several towns in an uprising to demand better living conditions for Maya peasants in 1994.

The Spaniards are members of Murabitun, a Muslim order active in England, Chechnya, South Africa, Germany and now Mexico. The Murabitun are converts to the mystical Sufi strain of Islam.

Their worldwide leader is Sheik Abdalqadir al-Murabit, formerly Ian Dallas of Britain, who professes a ``communal,'' anti-capitalist and anti-Semitic form of Islam. In Mexico, the Murabitun are led by Aureliano Pérez, who calls himself Emir Nafia and lives on the outskirts of San Cristóbal.

Incidentally, the Spaniard Aureliano Pérez is a former (?) member of ETA.

These people are spread all over the place. In fact, there is another Islamic movement in Mexico led by a British convert. If Prince Charles is indeed a convert to Sufism, however, he is probably a Marabitun.

[thathamiltonwoman]

The church in England has been dying for a long time. Modern hip Christianity has been so watered down. It promotes Jesus as your buddy instead of the King of Kings. It prattles about self esteem and never mentions sin. What young person would want to live and die for what's going on in most mainstream churches today? So the weak minded and the young and romantic turn to Islam.

[cookcounty]

"reversion to Islam?" What?

[MissAmericanPie]

Coming to America

[aquila48]

...offspring of senior Establishment figures have embraced Islam after being disillusioned with Western values.

It's easy to see the attraction in blowing yourself up and taking a couple hundred infidels with you and then being rewarded with seventy virgins...

[BunnySlippers]

What is Radiance ViewsWeekly? A link?

[Clemenza]

In a nation where spiritual emptiness has become a cliche, into the Vacuum steps the Religion of Peace.

In my life, I've known three female converts to Islam (one Irish, the other two white Americans). In their cases, they did it to make their Muslim-by-birth husbands happy. I understand that this is true of many female Brits who convert as well. It will be interesting to see how this phenomenom plays out as the Islamic population grows and intermarriage becomes more common.

It is no myth: There are now more practicing Muslims than Anglicans in the London area.