Sorry mate, I'm as black as the ace of spades, and of Jamaican origins. My half sisters are of Asian heritage. My sisters and cousins are married to white British, Nigerian, North Americans. My parents were economic migrants. So I epitomise the multicultural Britain that you didn't want. We had a word in our house for one such as you, but hey, I'm sure you already know what you are, and have learnt to live with it.
If you knew anything about the Middle East you'd know that it has its own Christian society, and a Pope.
The question I ask, is what do you and other like you, fear from looking at the world. The world is changing my friend, (and Honda no longer build the Blackbird) you can embrace it or not, but it will change.
I put the information out there for those that like me, wonder how others in our society and the world live. For me it was enlightening and informative, and I found open respect for my Christian origins. They were also open and informative when I challenged them on Islamic terrorism. All in all a good afternoon.
DK it was anything but bollocks.
I'm sure that some of the muslims in some of the mosques were normal, hard-working people of a solid integrity and high moral standard. However, if you think for one nano-second that not one single one of them possess the knowledge to see a bunch of their comrades banged up for the rest of their lives, then you are deluded beyond all understanding.
The idea of allowing infidels into their places of worship can best be described as 'interesting'. However, they will only tell you two things:-
1. What they want you to know; and
2. What they know you want to hear.
In other words, bollocks.
You do not epitomise the multi-cultural Britain that, Bill, I, or plenty of others do not want. To put it simply, you're just another black dude of Caribbean descent who goes about his business. Apart from the Caribbean cuisine and weather, not much separates our cultures. We are pretty much Christian societies (Ok, there are a decent proportion of Rastafarians in the Caribbean but, as far as I understand it, Rastafarianism is more of a "way of life"; similar to Buddhism being a teaching, as opposed to a religion). The major point that you're failing to see here, and I have to confess David, this surprises the shit out of me because it's right under your bloody nose, is that the vast majority of black people integrated with British society. A sweeping statement, I know, but look around you: black people are in Christian churches alongside white people; there are black clergymen; we have black Old Bill; black politicians; black athletes representing British sports teams at club and international level (Colin Charvis - Welsh legend :bow:; Nathan Blake - Welsh/Bluebirds legend :bow:; Colin Jackson - Welsh legend :bow:, to name but a few); black military servicemen and I could go on ad nauseum. My training partner at home is black. I know black dudes, and dudesses, with Welsh accents far stronger than mine. The point that could be argued here is that there are muslim athletes, muslim police, muslim soldiers, etc. but they put Allah and their religion before Queen and flag, make
NO mistake about that! Black people have integrated since coming to the UK (back in the 50s, was it?); muslims have not. And they are not going to. Ever.
Your examples of your own family are an entirely different box of fish. You are ostensibly writing of marriage/relationships of mixed colour. Nothing wrong in that; as long as the couple are happy, then who cares. I'm not sure that what you're saying about your family involves mixed religion, where one party is a muslim. Somehow, I doubt that very much.
When considering marriage between mixed religions, it is the standard practice of all religions (as far as I'm aware, although I stand to be man in orthopaedic shoes) that the man is required to take the woman's religion. And that also applies to Islam. Unless, of course, the man is a muslim and the woman is something else, and then the woman has to become a muslim. Which is totally commensurate with the doctrine of these hate-filled, hypocritical bastards.
