.... Batten, formerly Ukip’s Brexit spokesman, has previously attracted controversy for calling Islam a “death cult”, saying non-Muslims were rational in being afraid of the faith and calling for a ban on the construction of new mosques in the UK.
In his first interview since becoming interim leader, Batten told Sky News’s Paterson on Sunday he would consider whether to seek the job permanently and defended his opinions.
Asked about calling Islam a death cult on his personal blog, he said: “What I wrote there about Islam is factually and historically true, and anybody that cares to look at the history of Islam over the last 1,400 years will see that that is true.
“It was propagated by invasion, by violence and intimidation. And if you look at every continent in the world where you have this belief, then you have violence. It glorifies death. They believe in propagating their religion by killing other people and martyring themselves and going and getting their 72 virgins.” [The Guardian] Read more
