They are currently debateing the construction of a new 200 million dollar mosque in London which according to news reports I viewed this morning is turning into a real clash of cultures. I had absoloutly no Idea there was so much of a Muslim presence in England. Is there realy cause for worry here or is it all much ado about nothing?
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Nothing like it.
An interesting and exotic addition to the British landscape at best!
As it is, none knows what goes on in the British Mosques!
"Some have learnt many Tricks of sly Evasion, Instead of Truth they use Equivocation, And eke it out with mental Reservation, Which is to good Men an Abomination."
I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to.
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Better to observe the muslim population and let them gather openly
deny them permission and not know what goes on at thousands of informal mosques that would spring up.
At least here some surveillance can be doneFor Gallifrey! For Victory! For the end of time itself!!
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Originally posted by Exarecr View PostThey are currently debateing the construction of a new 200 million dollar mosque in London which according to news reports I viewed this morning is turning into a real clash of cultures. I had absoloutly no Idea there was so much of a Muslim presence in England. Is there realy cause for worry here or is it all much ado about nothing?at
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You misunderstand my point. What I thought I conveyed was, are the divisions between groups debating this construction so polarized along ethnic lines that endless squabbles are inevitable.(I sure wish I knew how to bracket and place lines of sentences like you guys do).
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There will be a clash of cultures over it. But the cultures are probably as much about planning regulations, land usage and traffic management, as about religious ideas.
Look at the "clash of cultures" that is happening over the expansion of Heathrow.at
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Originally posted by Ray View PostNothing like it.
An interesting and exotic addition to the British landscape at best!
As it is, none knows what goes on in the British Mosques!at
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Lets just hope the Imam of this new mosque will be trained at the Presidency of Religious Affairs in Ankara, Turkey (The true authority on Islam). Rather than trained by some Wahabbi cleric in the desert....alternatively boy are we going to see some colourful language!
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Originally posted by Trooth View PostAn insight into what goes on is the book "The Islamist" by Ed Husain. An account of the life of the author from a spiritual British Muslim boy, to an Islamist recruited in one of the mosques, to visiting muslim lands, encountering sufi-ism and realising that not only is Islamism totally at odds with Spiritual-Islam, but that the foundations of Islamism are kuffar! He is of the opinion that some of the truest Islam he encountered was spiritual Islam in Britain, and not the Wahabbism of Saudi Arabia or the Islam of even the holy sites or the places such as Syria.
But then, it is the British born who are causing the worry.
Not the original immigrants, who had come to better their lives.
The Tablighi, which is said to be a peaceful organisation spreading Islam, has been causing some worry in Europe and the US as per articles available on the net!
Wahhabis are the ones who follow the Quaran in letter and spirit and reject the interpretations.
There was an excellent treatise by one of the Moderators of Pak Forces Forum (now PDF), A Rehman, on the issue.
Of course, one cannot paint all with the same brush though this statement from your post worries about the mosques!
An account of the life of the author from a spiritual British Muslim boy, to an Islamist recruited in one of the mosquesLast edited by Ray; 15 Jan 08,, 03:37.
"Some have learnt many Tricks of sly Evasion, Instead of Truth they use Equivocation, And eke it out with mental Reservation, Which is to good Men an Abomination."
I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to.
HAKUNA MATATA
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Originally posted by Ryan Bailey View PostWe must agree with the Bishop of Rochester that hostility is isolating the communities from each other.
The coffers have to be filled for the betterment of their own lives before the betterment of the religion!
I am a non believer for the very same reason!
God and humanity takes second place except in the sermons.
"Some have learnt many Tricks of sly Evasion, Instead of Truth they use Equivocation, And eke it out with mental Reservation, Which is to good Men an Abomination."
I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to.
HAKUNA MATATA
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