A senior judge has urged the Church of England to stop being a push-over: that way lies oblivion, said Baroness Hale. If Christians make no demands of our society, they will receive nothing from it. I would apply her wise warning to all Christians: make like the Muslims, I'd tell them, and shout "bigot!" and "human rights abuse!" at every critic. Christians should shake their fist, and stomp their foot. That way lies respect, and not a little awe.
Instead of turning the other cheek or bleating about "discrimination", Baroness Hale said, Christians should use the nuclear weapon: human rights law. The Christian who, like registrar Lilian Ladele, feel their religious beliefs are being trampled on, should run not walk to the European Court of Human Rights (finally, here's a good use for this Europe-wide small claims court).
Quite right. Christians need to play the game Muslims have mastered [empahis, Sally and Sam]. This is true not only in court, but in the media. A Martian watching the telly, reading the papers and blogs, listening to the radio would presume that Islam was the majority religion in Britain, rather than a minority community of 3 million. The Martian's conclusion would be rooted in the over-representation of Muslims in the media. Whenever religion is discussed, Muslim representatives are visible and voluble...Continue reading...
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