From here:
The presence of Muslims in Canada threatens the country’s freedoms and democracy, and only if immigration from Islamic countries is suspended can the cultural deterioration of the country be stopped, controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders told a packed house Monday night in Toronto.
“Our Western culture is far superior to Islamic culture,” Mr. Wilders said. “And only once we are convinced of this will we be able to defend our civilization.”
There was a protest populated by 10 people who called Wilders a racist – an epithet derived, presumably, from the misunderstanding that being a Muslim is an involuntary racial condition.
I have little doubt that Western culture is superior to Islamic culture and I hope that Canadian Muslims also have little doubt of that. Geert Wilders would probably say of them that they are not real Muslims and he may well be right – that is not such a bad thing. For those Muslims who remain unconvinced, Wilders also may be right: if they prefer an Islamic culture, they should opt to live in one.
I think Wilders (a very brave man, who deserves our support) would be a bit wiser if he avoided referring to “curbing immigration” – however right that policy might be – since in referring to “immigration” he is making a weapon that those who have a knee-jerk desire to destroy him can use against him. (Remember British politician Enoch Powell? Well, if you don’t, Google the name). There’s lots he can do – but he’s safer (from the “liberal” lobby (the MSM, etc.)) if he learns to keep his powder dry a little more.
Enoch Powell “Rivers of blood” and “if you want a nigger for a neighbour vote labour”? Wow. People said Adolf Hitler was a brave man too when he was starting out. I thought the Gospel was a message of love. We obviously don’t see it the same way.
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We must have different search engines. Mine shows your second quote being attributed to Peter Griffiths.
Are you performing, what John Thomas refers to as, a “knee jerk” reaction?
My mistake. At any rate, people such as Enoch Powell, Peter Griffiths and Geert Wilders, mission is to divide and dehumanize people. That is also the mission of folks like al-Qaeda and their like. I do not believe that I am performing a knee jerk reaction at all. I am recognizing that Mr. Wilders is trying to do. He is not loving and praying for his “enemies”. Islam is a sister religion to our own. We had better learn to live together if we want peace in this world. If we don’t, lets continue to listen to Mr. Wilders. You should google Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan to learn about a non violent Muslim independence worker in British India.
Ian,
If you lay down with Islam in peace, you will rise a Muslim.
That’s not really a response to what I said Jim. Since Jews, Christians and Muslims all believe in the One, True and Living God, and all claim Abraham as our ancestor in one way or another, we have more in common than not. We have to reach out to one another in humility. I am deeply saddened by your comment. Do you know what “Muslim” means?
Ian,
Sorry to sadden you. Muslim? is this a trick question. Wikipedia answers it in a couple of lines.
Since you are extolling Islam, are you familiar with the Koran? In particular the duty of the faithful to win over new adherents?
I am familiar with the Koran. I was particularly interested in the parts that talk about Jesus and Mary. Also the parts that talk about Christians and Jews as being fellow “people of the book”. I’m not an Islamic scholar, so I can’t go on much more, but my interpretation of “Muslim” is someone who surrenders to, or is at peace with God’s will. That is a state which I believe Jews Christians and Muslims are all aiming for. There are ugly elements of Islam, just as there are of Christianity. I am not willing to write it off nor 1.5 billion Muslims.