Why some people convert to Islam: Dawud, former Presbyterian, 'admires the fact that Muslims are able to discuss Palestine, Israel and Zionism without "the cringing fear of being labelled 'anti-Semitic"' that afflicts Westerners.

Published: August 20, 2007, 2:06 pm

Whilst immersed in a translation of the philosophical underpinnings of Freudian psychoanalysis (talk about Jewish stereotypes here!), dealing with such gems as the symbolism of the elbow'. 'the theory of ego autonomy' and awareness of inner experience in child abuse and neglect' I decided to pop out to the letter box and see if the post had arrived. To my great delight, both the Church Times http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Times The Tablet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tablet had arrived together - and not a bill in sight! Surely this was symbolic of progress in religious dialogue, I thought. Because Britain still has that Act of Settlement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Settlement_1701 which bars an heir to the throne from marrying a Catholic (but not a Jew, Hindu, Muslim, moonie or atheist). There was my article in the Church Times, entitled Why the Roots of Zionism

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