Mega mosque myths

Published: September 12, 2007, 4:48 pm

Tags: bnp, petitions, protect religious freedom, 10 downing street, mega mosque, united kingdom, jesus christ, politics, christianity, islam, terrorism, nationalism, news

Jesus loves you Then again, he loves everybody. That's a slogan on a T-shirt from Larknews.com, a Christian comedy website (who also advertise Rapture Insurance in case you get left behind ). The Jesus slogan is funny as well as being theologically correct (how often is that true?) and perfectly expresses my feelings towards many people, particularly, at times, my Christian brothers and sisters. Last week was one of those times, as people claiming to speak for Christianity spouted so much intolerance, paranoia and ignorance I could have sworn I was confining all my reading to The Daily Mail. I wasn't though. The issue of the legendary mega-mosque', planned for Abbey Mills in Newham, and much beloved of hysterical chain-email petitioners, was all over the news, like white on rice. Or a Tory shadow cabinet. Or a BNP rally. What I'm trying to say is that the issue was as prevalent in the news as the colour white is in something really really white. Government

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