Britain is a multicultural nation and its minority communities are having an increasing influence on its voice in the world
.... The extent to which religious difference – exemplified by the Christian-Muslim-Jewish divide – threatens to impinge on UK foreign policy, however, is new, and will only grow. It is no wonder Cameron is wary of granting the bishops’ request to save persecuted Christians before others, but his very hesitation speaks eloquently of changing times, at home as well as abroad.
[TOP RATED COMMENT 455 votes] ... and the vast majority of people in the UK, who are irreligious? Where do they fit in within this fatuous "diversity" pluralism? Once again, multiculturalism prioritises cultural and religious zealots at the expense of the vast majority of easy-going, reasonable people
[SECOND 387v] Religion has no place in any policy.
[THIRD 346v] So long as there are large numbers of militant people who have allegiance to a religion based in other countries, and have little or no allegiance to this country, there is a danger of Britain's interests being subverted,
[FOURTH 277v] The UK may be a Christian country, but it is not only a Christian country, and if persecuted Christians are privileged above other asylum seekers, how might this be interpreted by the growing non-Christian (especially Muslim) part of the population?
The fact that this even has to be asked shows what a disaster multi-culturalism is becoming.
[FIFTH 267v] That's the same old story: let's appease to UK's Muslims by supporting the causes they are sympathetic to, and thus buy their loyalty. That simply doesn't work.
[SIXTH 259v] The sooner that no religions effect our policy, the better. [Guardian Cif] Read more
