Tag: islam
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On Saturday night, I was on a Northern Line train heading back to north London. At Charing Cross, a group of Asian youths got on the carriage, five girls and three boys. The girls were all wearing headscarves and trousers, but had full makeup on. The boys were manhandling the girls in a way reminiscent…
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I’ve set up the following new pledge on Pledgebank: I will buy the Jewel of Medina by Sherry Jones but only if 20 other freedom of speech supporters will do the same. Should speak for itself. If you don’t know why, see this article. You can also join Bridget Fox‘s Facebook group by going here.
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And they say we have silly arguments about so-called Sharia-isation in the UK…
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Blink and you might miss it, but someone at the BBC has finally spotted the real problem with Williams’ speech and his repeated clarifications: He made that clear to the Synod, too: “…as the assumptions of our society become more secular…Christians and people of other faiths ought to be doing some reflecting together.” That of…
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It isn’t every day that a single line blog post elicits quite so many responses – clearly Rowan Williams has touched on a raw nerve. I’ve listened to his WATO interview and I’ve skimmed through his speech (pdf). I’m still struggling to get my head around what exactly he’s going on about. On the one…