Islamic face-veil part of 'British way of life'

[Paddy]

The sooner all these religions decline to obscurity or complete eradication the sooner the world will be a better place.

+1

[shaunbhoy]

You mean like in Afrika?

No.............he means the good old US of A!

[gingerjedi]

BBC News - Merkel says German multicultural society has failed

The normally 'oh so apologetic' (with good reason) Germans have had enough, best stock up on tinned food.

[AtW]

BBC News - Merkel says German multicultural society has failed

The normally 'oh so apologetic' (with good reason) Germans have had enough, best stock up on tinned food.

Beware the Ides of March: Could State Election Spell End for Merkel? - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

HTH

[Doggy Styles]

I cannot believe that there are those on here equating islamic and christian ideals, as if you can just mix and match people in a country. They are different cultures, and in some subjects mutually incompatable.

[Flashman]

BBC News - Merkel says German multicultural society has failed

The normally 'oh so apologetic' (with good reason) Germans have had enough, best stock up on tinned food.

So it was an experiment after all? Great.

Who's gonna pick up the pieces in places like Tower hamlets now?

PICS AND PUBLISH Tower Hamlets extremist vote poses Ed's first big election test - Telegraph

Lutfur Rahman was sacked by the Labour Party last month as its candidate for mayor of Tower Hamlets amid deep concerns about his links with a Muslim supremacist group, the Islamic Forum of Europe (IFE), and a number of powerful local businessmen

Mr Rahman also signed up entire families of "sham" paper Labour members – some of whom do not even support the party – to win nomination as Labour's candidate.

"Things look very good," said one of his major business backers, Shiraj Haque, a millionaire restaurateur.

Labour sources said the contest between Mr Rahman and their new candidate, Helal Abbas, was "extremely close" and would depend on turnout in Thursday's election.

Unlike a conventional leader, a directly-elected mayor has almost complete power over a council's finances and cannot be controlled, checked or sacked by councillors.

Tower Hamlets moved from a conventional leader system to a mayoralty this year as a result of a campaign spearheaded by the IFE.

In secret filming earlier this year, Abu Talha, an IFE activist, told an undercover reporter for The Sunday Telegraph and Channel 4's Dispatches: "The mayor is going to have a lot more control. That's why we need to get someone, one of our brothers, in there. Which we will do."

[CheeseSlice]

Christianity was brought in ages ago and institutionalised, but there ain't anything English about it

Apart from maybe the Anglican Church and something to do with Henry VIII?

[Doggy Styles]

"Originally Posted by d000hg
Christianity was brought in ages ago and institutionalised, but there ain't anything English about it"

Apart from maybe the Anglican Church and something to do with Henry VIII?

And the Crusades. 900 years ago the English king went over there to join in.

[CheeseSlice]

Seems the French have a better approach

yay!!

The shopkeeper may have overreacted but I'm not entirely sure many shops in the UK will serve you if you wear a full veil. I had a part time job at an off-license when I was younger, and I wasn't allowed to serve anyone wearing a motorcycle-helmet due to the CCTV system and insurance requirements, so I don't think veils would have been any different.

[Platypus]

I had a part time job at an off-license when I was younger, and I wasn't allowed to serve anyone wearing a motorcycle-helmet due to the CCTV system and insurance requirements, so I don't think veils would have been any different.

You can refuse to server a Muslim in an off licence on the basis that it's against their religion