BELFAST, Northern Ireland -Where there are large concentrations of Muslims
in England, "no-go" zones are being established and, according to the Rt Rev
Michael Nazir-Ali, the Church of England's Bishop of Rochester, non-Muslims
who "trespass" in such neighborhoods risk attack.
Nazir-Ali, a native of Pakistan and convert to Christianity, writes in The
Sunday Telegraph that a spiritual vacuum in Britain, along with its
indifference to the rise of Islamic extremism and a growing "multi-faith"
society, is robbing the nation of its Christian identity and putting its
future in jeopardy. He is not alone. A poll of the General Synod - the
Church's parliament - shows that its senior leaders also believe that
Britain is being damaged by uncontrolled immigration.
Bishop Nazir-Ali warns of attempts to give Britain an increasingly Islamic
character by introducing the call to prayer and wider use of Sharia law, a
legal system based on the Koran. He is critical of the government's response
to immigration and the influx of "people of other faiths to these shores,"
blaming the government's "novel philosophy of multiculturalism" for allowing
society to become deeply divided and accusing ministers of lacking a "moral
and spiritual vision." He says that multiculturalism has led to deep
divisions in British society.
Trevor Phillips, the chairman of the Commission for Equalities and Human
Rights, believes the country is "sleepwalking into segregation." David
Davis, the shadow home secretary, goes further, accusing Muslims of
promoting "voluntary apartheid" by shutting themselves off from surrounding
culture and demanding immunity from criticism.
Anyone who has studied Islamic societies (as Bishop Nazir-Ali has, having
been part of one) knows segregation and subjugation of non-Muslims is the
norm, not the behavior of an "extremist fringe." Former Muslims and others
have issued dire warnings about the intentions of these immigrant invaders
and their objectives to subordinate Western countries to their view of God's
will. Segregation and intolerance are the first fruits of what they intend
to impose on everyone. Political leadership in Britain and increasingly in
the United States turns a blind eye to such things because they are
prospecting for votes, including from those who would end democracy.