From here:
Mr Jones had been originally invited by the English Defence League to attend a Feb 5 rally in Luton, Bedfordshire against the presence of Islam in Britain, but that invitation was withdraw.
Another group, England Is Ours, said on its website that it had invited the pastor to speak at a “series of demonstrations against the expansion of Islam and the construction of Mosques here in the UK” in the second week of February.
A Home Office spokesman said: “The Government opposes extremism in all its forms which is why we have excluded Pastor Terry Jones from the UK.”
In a statement, Mr Jones said: “This ban exemplifies the sabotage of the basic human rights of freedom of speech and freedom of expression. The ban also proves the effectiveness of the threat of militant Islam in the UK as one is not free to travel to the UK due to the speculation of violence.”
A member of his staff at the Dove World Outreach Centre in Gainesville, Florida, US, said a letter from the Home Office had been received by courier on Wednesday informing Mr Jones of the ban. She said the letter mentioned the risk of “disruption”.
Why was Jones actually banned from entering the UK? Because the UK – home of rabid Islamist Anjem Choudary – “opposes extremism in all its forms”? Hardly.
The answer in in the last sentence: craven poltroonery.
Here are some charming examples of how effective the government is in opposing extremism in all its forms when it happens to be Islamic extremism:
This is an assault on free speech, simple as that.
What laws has he broken?
What about all of the Islamic hate preachers that have been allowed to swan into the UK and spit their bile against all and sundry?
Appeasing Islam, that’s what this is.
Um, have either one of you done any research into this guy? I would go so far as to say that he leads a cult, rather than a Christian church. There is also rather a large difference in how you handle admitting people to a country to speak, and how you handle citizens and landed immigrants who are already there.
Even if that’s true, what does it have to do with whether he is allowed into the country or not? Nothing. The reason he isn’t being allowed in is to avoid inflaming the nut cases who run around waving placards advocating the beheading of those they disagree with.
Hey, it transpires that his daughter and grandchildren live in England! He’s appealing:
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Article/201009115899615
You’re right, it has nothing to do with it at all. However, I wouldn’t be writing a post that could possibly leave the impression that I support the nut job. Google his name, and you’ll see what he is into. By their fruit, etc etc.
The point, Kate, etc., is that as long as you’re Islamic, in Britain (and no doubt elsewhere in the West) you can do or say whatever you like. We heard recently of the Christian hoteliers legally blasted for denying non-married people (not necessarily gays) a room – but it’s known that taxi drivers in Britain regularly refuse to take blind people (because they have guide dogs, and contact with dogs is against Islam). None of them are prosecuted. Of course, they have religious reasons/excuse for refusing certain customers; no excuse for Christians. “The answer in the last sentence: craven poltroonery” – says David. Rather, I would say, the answer is because of craven dhimmitude.
I understand that. My point is, I wouldn’t be using Terry Jones to make that point. He is a complete and utter nutjob.