Controversial definition of ‘Islamophobia’ equates criticism of Islam with racial hatred
Britain’s far-left government, under prime minister Keir Starmer, is preparing to introduce a blasphemy law that will criminalize criticism of Islam, following civil unrest sparked by uncontrolled illegal immigration and the Islamization of the United Kingdom.
The National Secular Society (NSS) warned Tuesday that “adopting an ‘Islamophobia’ definition will inflame, rather than dispel, community tensions and division” and “undermine the right of those oppressed by fundamentalist religion to speak out, including women, LGBT people, and those who hold different religion and beliefs.”
The NSS letter to Angela Rayner, deputy prime minister and Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, also warned that adopting the definition will “increase pressure” on the government to adopt other “religion-phobia” definitions.
DEFINING ISLAMOPHOBIA
Secularists are raising the alarm about the likelihood of a blasphemy law to protect Islam after a spokesman from the prime minister’s office confirmed that the government was looking “closely” at the issue of creating a “specific definition” of Islamophobia and “is engaging with stakeholders” on the issue.
The spokesman noted that the current government’s election manifesto had given a commitment to engage with stakeholders, and “strengthen protections by closely monitoring Islamophobic hate.”
“There is work ongoing on that and we will provide an update in due course,” he added, while refusing to confirm or deny whether the government was working on legislation to criminalize criticism of Islam.
Free speech campaigners fear that Starmer’s government will adopt the definition framed by Britain’s all-party parliamentary group 2019 (APPG), defining Islamophobia as “rooted in racism” and “a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness.”
LOSING BRITAIN TO ISLAM
“I have consistently highlighted the risk that a Labour government will legislate to ban ‘Islamophobia,'” Dr. Tim Dieppe, Islamic scholar and head of public policy at Christian Concern, told Souls and Liberty.
“The Labour Party has formally adopted the notorious APPG definition of ‘Islamophobia’ in its code of conduct, which means that no Labour politician dares to say anything that could possibly be perceived to be Islamophobic for fear of being suspended or expelled from the party,” Dieppe lamented.
“The definition is so vague that adopting it in law will in effect introduce an Islamic blasphemy code,” he warned. “This must be resisted by all means possible. If people are no longer free to criticize Islamic beliefs and practices then we will have lost the country to Islam.”
In a detailed briefing to the Free Speech Union in March, titled Banning Islamophobia: Blasphemy Law by the Backdoor, Dieppe argued that “criticism of Islam is not the same as criticism of Muslims.”
ISLAM IS NOT A RACE
“Striking a believer, for example, is a crime; debating her beliefs is a right,” Dieppe explained. “The definition of ‘Islamophobia’ immediately conflates the religion of Islam with Muslim people and makes this into an issue of ‘Muslimness.'”
“It may have been more useful for the report to discuss the term ‘Muslimophobia,’ which would at least make clear that it did not seek to prohibit criticism of a religion, but rather irrational discrimination,” he urged.
Dieppe also criticized the “wrongheaded” attempt at equating Islamophobia with racism, writing: “Islam is not a race. It is a religion. People from all kinds of ethnic backgrounds are Muslims. Muslims do not see themselves as anything like a separate race.”
“Even if Islam was a ‘racial’ religion, restricted to a particular ethnic group, criticism of the beliefs and practices of this religion should still be allowed in a free and open society,” he insisted. “Defining ‘Islamophobia’ as a ‘type of racism’ is clearly an attempt to stigmatize any criticism of Islamic beliefs or practices as racist.”
CATHOLIC LEADERS ON THE ‘ISLAMOPHOBIA’ BANDWAGON
While atheists and secularists such as Peter Tatchell, Richard Dawkins, and Pragna Patel are strongly opposing the introduction of a blasphemy law, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) have equated Islamophobia and racism in their public statements.
In 2020, Bp. Paul McAleenan, the CBCEW’s lead bishop for migrants and refugees, issued a statement calling Catholics in Britain to “oppose racism in all its manifestations.” McAleenan defined “Islamophobia” as one of the “different forms” of racism.
Earlier, Bp. John Arnold of the Diocese of Salford said that Catholic schools would seek to combat “Islamophobia” as a way to help Muslims to integrate into British society.
In a paper titled “A Catholic Approach to Islamophobia,” Xavierian missionary Fr. Carl Chudy describes Islamophobia as one of the “western epistemic racisms.”
“Within a long history of Europe’s colonization in the world and post-colonization that clung to western hegemonic thinking, epistemic racism leads to the orientalization of Islam,” Chudy writes.
POPE FRANCIS ATTACKS CRITICISM OF ISLAM
Responding to the 2015 massacre of 17 people by three jihadis in Paris following French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s publication of cartoons of Muhammad, the founder of Islam, Pope Francis appeared to endorse a blasphemy law protecting Islam from criticism.
Referring to Alberto Gasparri, who organizes the pontiff’s trips and was standing by his side on board the papal plane, Francis said: “If my good friend Dr. Gasparri says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch.”
“It’s normal. You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others,” the pope added.
In October 2020, Pope Francis’ Muslim dialogue partner, Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayyeb, demanded an international law banning criticizing or insulting Islam, a day before three Catholics were slaughtered in Nice’s Notre-Dame Basilica.
Al-Tayyeb, who signed the Abu Dhabi Human Fraternity pact with Pope Francis, said the re-publication of Charlie Hebdo’s cartoons of Muhammad were “an explicit act of hostility” against Islam and its prophet.
“Cartoons insulting our great prophet, which are promoted by some newspapers, magazines and even some policies, are absurd. They are a break from all moral restrictions, international customs, and general law,” the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar announced at a ceremony in Egypt to celebrate Muhammad’s birthday.
Islam prescribes the death penalty for those who insult or mock the religion’s founder following Ibn Taymiyya’s landmark legal treatise Kitāb al-ṣārim al-maslūl ʿalā shātim al-Rasūl, which stipulates that anyone “who curses (sabba) the Prophet Muhammad must be killed without further recourse.”
Editor’s note: To learn how Catholicism prevented Islam from taking over Europe, check out our book selection by clicking here.
Dr. Jules Gomes, (BA, BD, MTh, PhD), has a doctorate in biblical studies from the University of Cambridge. Currently a Vatican-accredited journalist based in Rome, he is the author of five books and several academic articles. Gomes lectured at Catholic and Protestant seminaries and universities and was canon theologian and artistic director at Liverpool Cathedral. This article is cross-posted with the author’s permission from Souls & Liberty.
somehistory says
mozlums are now ruling the U.K. It is now a stan. Every step those in charge have taken, is another step in the wrong direction, as each one is allowing more and more evil to prosper and Truth to be silenced/ punished.
People who cannot name their enemy, who cannot tell others the Truth, who cannot warn of dangers, are not free to live.
Eve Haller Buchanan-cates says
Well and succinctly said, Somehistory.. Britain has fallen. Of even greater concern, Truth is the most consequential victim in this fall. Veritas mortua est.
somehistory says
Thank you, Eve Haller Buchanan-Cates. Yes, Truth is the greater victim.
Hudders. says
Agreed @SH
I have lost count of the times I have also posted with others on the incoming blasphemy laws, especially modified for the test tube that is Britain, the trail run out for the modern day islamic caliphate.
Evil truly walks amongst us…
somehistory says
Thank you, Hudders. I can recall many of your comments regarding what is happening in your homeland.
Evil is a train coming full speed at those of us who value Truth and integrity.
MD Anthony says
The willfully blind denying the truth of Islam claim there is alight at the end of the tunnel they have so foolishly entered…
The Light is actually the headlight of the speeding train of Islamofascism and they have led the west to far into the tunnel to escape..
FYI says
islam and communism are useful tools of the Globalist elite.
An intolerant cult and a totalitarian politics.
It is not surprising that there is a RED-GREEN axis.
St Croix says
Absolutely. Globalist elites, many of whom are at the helm of the Western gov’ts, are pitting the population against each other. They favour Islam as a kind of attack dog to break down the indigenous Europeans, not because they love Muslims or like Islam, but because Muslims will get the job done. They are committed and zealous, their ideology makes them kind of invincible and determined; the jihadis welcome death. So they are giving them free reign to destroy middle class, free market economies, finance, other belief systems and religions which give strength to stand up against oppressors..
The populist movement is struggle against extermination. These are the indigenous, and others who have come in and assimilated and contributed to their host/new country. Indigenous as in first nations, those tribes, the celts, etc, being the first tribes of people to migrate in and establish themselves. So “populism” has to be branded as facism, as “dangerous nationalism” and right-wing extremism.
What will happen though, is that letting Islam do their dirty work is going to backfire on them. They will not be able to get control of the Islamists after they have subjugated the native Europeans.
What they have in mind is grim, but what is going to happen is probably grimmer still. Though I can’t say which is worse, both are extremely evil.
Paul Burns says
One of the definitions of Islamophobic speech that the Labour Party agreed with “community leaders” was referring to Muhammad as a paedophile. Funny.
Troybeam says
Of course they are, their thinking of bending to Islam will prevent the rise in riots and crime from Muslims will cease but are they stupid…it will increase with that new law as no one will be able to state its a Muslim that did the crime. True people of the UK you are so screwed as your government just shoved your voice up your own arse.
MD Anthony says
Same thing in Canada….and your large Blue Cities and States in the US
Goofy says
The very “theological” foundation of Islam is blasphemy of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
If this law is passed – God forbid – Christians have to sue Islam immediately for vlasphem. If not the Muslims will have Christianity outlawed.
It is as simple as that.
Wake up and God bless!
Spiro says
Don’t be to surprised when this law is pasted and the rest of the country does nothing to prevent its passing
the so called Christians do nothing but comply and vote the same people back in office after all they wouldn’t want to upset their so called freebies
30 pieces of silver
Tatanka says
First they took your guns. Now they take your freedoms.
YOU WAS WARNED
OLD GUY says
Look out America Kamala and Walz are coming for your freedom.
Tony Rice says
With Muslim Obama right behind
truth says
“When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.”
George R.R. Martin
Prayers for the UK..
CalvinsLutheran says
The West has had Jesus Christ as their Ultimate King for centuries. Now they have voted Him out. Now Satan is King of the UK and his demonic hordes with their bloodlust RULE. Islam is far too bloody AND diabolically intellectual as well as diplomatically deft for non-Christian Westerners to cope with. The abandonment of Jesus Christ instantaneously draws in DEMONS TO FILL THE VOID. For all of those fools who have ignored Robert Spencer, Geert Wilders, Bat Ye’or, Brigette Gabriel, Wafa Sultan, Usama Dak Dok, Dr Nate Smith, Hatun Tash, IQ Al Rasooli, Dr. Bill Warner, David Wood, Sam Shamoun, Christian Prince, Walid Shoebat, Mossab Yousef, Nomie Darwish, and Mark Steyn to name a few, being ignored, demonic subjugation is the dark cloud on the horizon. Idiots like myself have presumed on the Grace and Mercy of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ but now He has accepted our invitation to the exit door. Here in America Kamala Harris is smiling. To be so richly prepared and ignore the loud emergency sirens blaring continuously after 9/11 shows a world ? that is impervious to warnings of the impending doom. America ?? is bored with the tranquility that exists in the eye of the hurricane. Those on the Left are certainly espousing three new forms of government that Islam will soon rid the West of:
Idiotocracy
Moronocracy
Imbecilocracy.
With the above mentioned night-riding, alarm sounding, deeply informed, Paul Revere types being graciously supplied by Our Lord as we slumber we only have allowed the camel to stick his nose into our bedroom windows. Look to the EU (Eurabia) to prognosticate our own highly probable demise. In an instant as we pole vault across today’s raging river of highly. combustible Jihadist bloodlust, one single patriotic American assertion in behalf of our cherished way of life could erupt in an ULTIMATE CHALLENGE to our ill-prepared and deeply cowardly population. Emir Kahane is dead and I don’t feel so good myself.
MD Anthony says
The Trojans fooled themselves with the Trojan Horse.
So too has he West fooled themselves with the Trojan Horse Religion of Peace.
Glenn Baker says
I think you will discover the demons are inside all humans it is part of the darker side of human nature.
Albert says
Mark my words.
I’ve said since before the election – Starmer is nothing but a place holder, a useful idiot being used by forces far greater then he can comprehend.
Once he has served his purpose (brought in laws to protect Mohammedans and their so-called “religion”) and earned the hatred of the British public, he will be as toxic and as likely to win an election as Sleepy Joe Biden after his debate with the Donald.
And it doesn’t matter what Starmer does to appease the Mohammedans in his party (and in the country) it won’t be enough.
They’ll tire of him too.
It’s only a matter of time, and Starmer will be out.
And Sadiq Kahn, the current mayor of Londonistan, will be in.
This is the plan.
KoshsShadow says
When Britistan tries to close the pubs, the riots will be bigger than the ones they have now.
Westman says
The two-tier UK society is clearly apparent in this push by those who have elite or government incomes against the workers who are forced to deal with the chaos created by government errors.
The elite clearly have no regard for the future of their own descendents, never reading the religious doctrines by which many new immigrants have been programmed from their youth. They falsely believe that their own Western skeptic, athiest, or political beliefs will be adopted due to their, “superiority”.
When there are more Mosques than Christian churches and government offices, an Islamic flag will rise where the Union Jack once flew. This is not like the migrations of the late 19th and early 20th centuries Those had no religious dictate to conquer the world, piece by piece.
The warnings of “1984” and “Brave New World” have flown over the heads of Elite plotters who could never allow themselves to understand they are the oppressors. It is a true axiom that tyranny never realizes when it crosses into being evil.
Our grandparents knew that mixing radically different cultures wouldl not be peaceful. They would say, “Birds of a feather flock together”. We see clearly that Islam and BLM have no interest in actual integration outside the work and market places. We also observe that monocultures like Japan are in no danger from their own citizens or illegals. They simply don’t allow the influx of competing cultures, yet, are still democracies.
Britain has made a likely fatal mistake with Islam which is a competing, non-integrating culture. We wish them well but see that attempting to force together either immigrants or citizens, with radically different life purposes, will only lead to chaos that will swallow even the Elite.
David M says
If Herr Starmer still maintains it is not a 2 tiered system he will basically have to ban all Islamic texts too. Everything that calls infidels & Jews the “worst of creatures”, and all the “fight them & slash their throat stuff.” I bet he doesn’t though.
Larry Andrew Singleton says
I’ve read dozens of these Islamophobia screeds. (Like the screed below) For some mysterious reason there’s never any mention of ISLAM!
“Islamophobia Defined: The Enquiry Into A Working Definition of Islamophobia” (“Islamophobia-anti-Muslim hatred”) by All Party Parliamentary Group of British Muslims. 72 pages.
Here’s a question I like to ask: Why is it that this dumb-ass construction worker can’t get a single one of those self-described edgeekayted folk who “graduated from” or “teaches at” this or that college or university, or leftist or rabid Trump hater, or “reporter” “professor” or so-called “expert” to discuss and debate the issues they claim to know about?
Westman says
Because you are smarter and more knowledgeable than the “dumb-ass” collegiates who imbibed knowledge as DEI and debtor students in “disciplines” that have little economic value anywhere but academia and DEI hires.
Outside of the hard disciplines, they are “feelies” not thinkers. They look for fellow travelers and are not prepared for opposition. Much of what they know is generationally-compounded BS or populism.
Victor David Hanson has a few words about the fall and corruption of the university system:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-bgX9eQ58w
Larry Andrew Singleton says
Thanks pard. I’ll put that Victor David Hanson video on my To Watch list.
gravenimage says
+1
gravenimage says
UK Set to Adopt ‘Blasphemy Law’ to Protect Muslims
…………………………………………
What insanity is this? Britain has no blasphemy laws.
Then, protect Muslims from what, exactly? Someone saying something negative about their hideously violent creed? This is adopting *Shari’ah law*, where no Infidel is allowed to say *anything* critical or even questioning of Islam.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
I have pointed this out in the past: blasphemy only applies to one’s own religion, not someone else’s. Like if you were to say that you don’t consider Christ divine, then it would be blasphemous since you’re a Christian. But if I were to say that, it would not be. Conversely, if you were to deny the existence of Shiva, that wouldn’t be blasphemous, but if I were to, it would
Here, they’re ruling that everybody has to recognize Muhammad as a prophet. Then, as I ask below, does everyone also have to give equal recognition to Christ, Krishna, Buddha, the Jewish Patriarchs, and so on? Or have they just declared islam the sole official religion of the UK w/o explicitly doing so in an act of Parliament?
tgusa says
“does everyone also have to give equal recognition to Christ, Krishna, Buddha, the Jewish Patriarchs, and so on?”
I think you are being shortsighted by not mentioning Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple as well as Marshall Applewhite and Heavens Gate. In doing that you are in direct violation of Diversity Equity and Inclusion. I dont know what the punishment for that should be but it is a very serious transgression.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Well, I did say “…and so on” ?
Really speaking, islam doesn’t belong on the same field as Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism or Buddhism, any more than men belong in women’s sports. It belongs in the same category as political ideologies, such as Communism & Nazism. In fact, Islam is best described as an intersection of communism and Branch Davidian. This could be neatly put in one of Kamala Harris’ venn diagrams
tgusa says
“Well, I did say “…and so on”
Yeah, you did.
Yes, islam, IMO, is politicultural, which is very much in line with cult behavior.
James Lincoln says
࿗Infidel࿘ says,
“…have they just declared islam the sole official religion of the UK w/o explicitly doing so in an act of Parliament?”
In essence, that is what the UK is doing.
Even though it is not stated explicitly, the results will be the same.
somehistory says
When the mafia enforcement thug says he’s at your business to see that no one burns you out, he’s not explicitly saying “he” will do the burning if you don’t give him a large cut of your profits, but that is exactly what he means.
The U.K. parliament thugs aren’t saying islam is the only recognized belief system, but they are saying it by the ‘phobia’ word rather than putting it in writing that no religion is to be talked about in a negative fashion.
They can’t very well allow mozlums to be on top of the heap by telling mozlums they can’t call Jews and Christians insulting names and how they intend to murder all of them. For mozlums to be on top, means no one else gets protections against bad press.
St Croix says
Yes, basically!
They cannot rule that insulting other religions would be a “phobia” and blasphemy, because to say so would make Islam false. Islam claims “Jews are the worst of peoples” and the real Jesus will return to destroy the cross and make people accept Islam, etc. If insulting Jesus is blasphemy, then every Muslim must be guilty of blasphemy, as this is all written in their holy book–a book which cannot be altered, under the death penalty.
Same applies for all other “infidels” such as Hinduism, sorry about that! But you already are well aware!
So only Islam will “logically” be given this protection under blasphemy laws. They really have it all sewn up nicely, don’t they. Seems rather loophole-free.
And Pope Francis is plain evil, or supremely naive. I don’t think he can be that stupid, so…
gravenimage says
True, Infidel. But we know that under Shari’ah that the only blasphemy laws that count are those involving Islam. That’s what Muslims in Britain want–and, apparently, what they have reason to expect.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Thank you, Graven, tgusa, James, somehistory & St Croix for your responses
gravenimage says
+1
somehistory says
🙂
Rufolino says
Yes graven, and the bigger danger is, just who will decide what “something negative” means ?
This gives the people pulling the levers enormous power over the rest us.
It looks like intelligent discussion in the UK will be screwed.
gravenimage says
Exactly, Rufolino.
Besides here are at Jihad Watch, I sometimes comment on Quora. A couple of days ago pretty much all of my comments on Islam dating back months were removed, as “hate speech” and “spam”. In each case I cited the ‘holy’ texts of Islam itself, and all of these posts addressed the subjects of the thread, so they were neither hate speech nor spam. Not that it mattered–I’m sure some pious Muslim complained, and that was all it took…
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Will any other religions be covered under this blasphemy statute? Like, say if anyone mocks Lord Krishna, will he be subject to the same sanctions?
Just asking for some muslim friends
John Pepple says
I was disappointed that the opinions of Hindus in Britain weren’t mentioned.
gravenimage says
Hindus are unlikely to have demanded blasphemy laws.
tgusa says
The UK establishment has decided to model the country after the great and noble protector of political rights and civil liberties…Pakistan.
rick says
Excellent comment. I saw an hour and a half investigatory documentary on American PBS regarding the Blasphemy Law in Pakistan. Eye opening to say the least. The Prime Minister should see it before he continues on this absurd effort. The Blasphemy Law is applied to both Muslims and non Muslims almost equally. The Christians who fall under it usually spend years in jail fighting the charge as the penalty is death. But for Muslims it is used to get rid of ones enemies who are either, political opponents, business competitors or harboring someone a personal vendetta. It is destroying any hope of making Pakistan enter the 20th and 21st centuries, let alone the the 18th and 19th as well. Its promoters are clerics and government people who see it as a useful tool for their own promotion. The clerics say the Law is necessary to return Pakistan to it “original Islamic being”.
tgusa says
Thank you rick, especially for your very truthful followup. My comment was short but directly to the point. I dont think there is any denying that.
gravenimage says
+1
MD Anthony says
The UK leftist are so terrified that Muslims will cut off the heads of British politicians and their families that they are willing to imprison their own citizens least anyone offends Muslims.
They have surrendered to the Islam-o-Fascist without so much as a fight or even an objection.
Ironically as infidels they will be killed anyway.
tgusa says
To paraphrase Monty Pythons Flying Circus, Nobody Expects the Pakistani Inquisition, (in the UK).
Hannu Haili says
Muslims have not come to integrate or assimilate, they’ve come to dominate. Their plan is to conquer Europe and enforce Islam on every one of us.
Our duty and right as Christians is to fight this.
They are demanding the application of Islamic sharia law in Europe. Their aim is to end the western civilization. This is not acceptable.
Quran 9:29: “Allah orders the Muslims to kill the Christians & Jews, & if they do not convert to Islam, then they have to pay Jizya.”
We do not need this religion in Europe.
Major Tom says
By any other words…..it’s still Shariah! If this is passed….Britons will revolt!
gravenimage says
I hope so–but I won’t be holding my breath, sadly…
Ebrael says
Muslims praying on the streets would not be a problem if Christians could do it as well. But, a two-tier policy is adopted: for Muslims, protection; for Christian, jail. Is it so hard to realize that Britain is being overtaking by foreign invaders whose creed has no like for freedom and for Britain?
gravenimage says
It still would be a problem, Ebrael–Muslim prayers are aggressive in a way that Christian prayers are not, Infidels and even Muslim women can be assaulted if they step in front of Muslim men praying, and any place that Muslims pray is thereafter deemed a Mosque. None of this is true of Christian prayers.
CalvinsLutheran says
With predatory silence and demonic subtlety The Jihadist Muslims watch the West with deep contempt. After all when they say booooooo!!! We say whooooo boooo booo booo boop!!! Stooges style. They know that we are afraid and witless. Anything they whimsically demand we take seriously as death. When we drop the Barney Fife tough guy facade and stand nose to nose with deathly seriousness we will THEN and ONLY THEN be worthy of consideration. As it stands they believe in Allah more than we believe in Jesus. And they are testing us. But fear not they are impatient and we will soon have to show them the Truth. They are about to serve us an ULTIMATUM. Proactive violence is becoming our only resort. With our backs inches from the wall…..They truly want to know if we mean business…. We can only tell them (even with fear and trembling): FAFO!!!
Jerry says
I’m waiting and hoping for a response from the British people showing they won’t be intimidated or threatened by these government thugs. It’s appalling to see a once great nation slowly lost its soul, but I am in full support. God bless the UK.
England Invaded says
In many ways, it’s already here for these savage and has been for years.
John Forbes says
Terrible news! Takes the UK back to the 6th century! 2 TIERED STARMER protects Muslims and ignores the British Schoolgirls who are repeatedly raped in all towns and cities of the UK!
The rapists will be delighted with 2 TIERED STARMER!!
NoTaqiyya says
The level of stupidity these ideologues have sunk to is worthy of Replays Believe it or Not.
Can they not see what blasphemy laws are doing to places like Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan and other Islamic countries?
Some idiot said Islamophobia is another “Western epistemic racism” falling for the old fallacy that Islam is a race. That’s the real epistemic error.
British Patriots must resist this madness of identity politics. Anyone who is a resident of the United Kingdom must accept British values.
Whoever cannot accept and adopt the values of the Magna Carta can pack their suitcases and go to one of those beautiful Islamic Republics. (…)
Namer says
So this covers blasphemy against the Christian Bible and Church too? Cant help but wonder how much money Starmer was paid to do this. Does he realize what happens to “Useful Idiots” after they are no longer useful?
jerry glenn says
UK nears the finishing line in the international Islamopandering derby.
rick says
UK going backwards. If the English can hold their heads high for anything it would be due to their achievement in Political and personal freedoms as well as religious rights. The effort to consider the blasphemy law is simply shocking and outrageous. It turns centuries of English law on its head. I doubt that Parliament will pass such a vile law. But the mere fact that PM Starmer even considers it is enough to call for his resignation and new elections. He shows he knows nothing about what is England. I know we have in America a great many people ( including some in Congress and the WH) who know nothing about American History but seeing that England suffers from the same means this ignorance is worldwide and not just an American problem.
John Pepple says
Islamophobia is not about race, but religion and culture. Moreover, every leftist should be an Islamophobe, given how many leftists have been murdered by Muslims. I used to be a leftist, and I will be glad to tell any leftist that setting up blasphemy laws, and the coddling of any religious people, was pretty much the exact opposite of what I wanted when I joined the left.
This will help Muslims integrate into society? Why do we need Muslims here in the first place? And it’s easy to integrate them into society: tell them our rules and norms and boot them out if they object. This is the way normal societies handle things.
Tony Rice says
What exactly constitutes blasphemy of Islam. Mentioning the matter of Muhammad’s age when he first fancied a girl and married her two years later, she then being SIX years old, 48 years YOUNGER than him. or that he had sex with her when she was either 8 or 9 years old, hence subsequently in Sharia law, a girl can be married when she has not experienced puberty at age NINE, the man any age. So what is the his purpose of marriage as she won’t know anything re cooking or house keeping. So what is his reason for marriage, the call for marriage obviously coming from him.
Aleksandar says
Starmer, you won’t last long. You are shameful antibritish element.
Aleksandar says
Starmer, you won’t last long. You are shameful antibritish element.
Jerry Dobson says
Of course Pope Karl the 1st is onboard with Islamophobia.
jus wundrin says
Unfathomable insanity.
Carlos Nunes says
Muslims and Islam have NO PLACE in any democracy nor in any Christian Country like the UK.
They don’t accept our values of a free democratic society and do not respect our religion believes and call us “infidels”
Why should we accept them?
History shows us what happens to Countries that are Muslims, why do they leave their Muslim Countries to come over here? To infiltrate and change our society?
Has history tells us, the only way to prevent becoming a Muslim Country is by the means of War and I don’t want War in my country, we have to stop it now.
Anyone Muslim or not who doesn’t respect the values and laws of our Country should be made to leave and taken their British passports away if they have one.
Deus Vult 60 says
Islamophobia what a a joke a phobia is an irrational fear and there;s nothing irrational about fearing islam especially if you are at the Arena in Manchester or the Bataclan in France etc, etc
anon says
Sure, I’ll just criticize it from outside the UK, and to make it better, with a British VPN so it reaches the right people 🤷♂️