I don’t see Islam or Muslims as a serious threat the British

Comment on General Election 2010 Poll Results by David.

I don’t see Islam or Muslims as a serious threat the British way of life.

I appreciate you are passionate about the Islamification of Britain issue, but remember I was the person who created the Islamification of Britain article and poll that allows you to discuss the issue on my website. If I didn’t think it was an issue worth discussing I wouldn’t have created the article and poll.

Like you I do not want Islamic law to become part of British law, but I don’t see it as a realistic possibility like you do. Polls estimate the Muslim population of Britain around 3 million (we’ll get the census data next year, so will have a more accurate figure).

The vast majority of British Muslims are moderate and want to integrate into Britain while maintaining their cultural heritage (just like you would if you lived in another country).

Do you have a problem with the moderate Muslim majority?

I’m not saying there’s no issue, I think it’s disgusting how some Islamic countries treat women and would never defend them, but having an Islamic country that uses the Islamic faith to control it’s people does not make the Islamic faith per se evil. Just like having a minority of Catholic priests abusing young children and having the now Pope turning a blind eye does not make the Catholic religion sick or evil, the vast majority of Catholics do not abuse children.

I’m no expert on any religion, but I do understand religions can be perverted and if you look at Christian history you can see how Christianity has been perverted just like the Islamic faith has been used by some.

The difference is with Christianity most of the big abuses are in the past, whilst we have current problems today with Islam. But that does not make the Islamic faith evil, sick etc…

Like moderate Christians (and there are extremist Christians who will kill in the name of their religion) the majority of Muslims are following a moderate version of Islam which preaches peace. Like in Christianity it’s a sin to commit suicide as a Muslim and yet extreme forms of the Islamic faith preach suicide bombings/martyrdom.

The problem I have with the BNP Islamification argument is the belief all Muslims follow an extreme version of Islam where they all want Sharia Law in Britain and if we do nothing now because Muslims ‘breed like rabbits’ (that is so insulting to any group of people) that before we know it the current 3 million Muslims will be the majority and will force Islam and Sharia Law on us.

The BNP talk about a 30 year time frame. How are we going to go from 3 million Muslims to Muslims being the majority in Britain? There’s over 60 million people in Britain today and the vast majority ore non-Muslim.

Most British Muslims are moderate, their children will most likely be even more moderate after living life in Britain, going to school with non-Muslim school children etc…, do you really see the majority of British born Muslims wanting to turn to extreme Islam and Sharia law when they’ve experienced the freedom of being British from birth?

Just like with immigrants who have settled in Britain in the past the vast majority will integrate into our society taking what they like from their historical culture and combining it with British culture and their children will integrate even more and within a couple of generations they consider themselves British first.

Islam will not take root in Britain.

David