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Originally Posted by martyh
CHRIS i freely admit that i am intollerant of religion,any religion, and as a lay preacher i accept that you might find it hard to understand .Meanwhile back in the real world (i live in newcastle upon tyne)i am just an average bloke who goes to work in the local area which has a high population of most religions and i have witnessed first hand the prejudice and sometimes i dare to say hatred for any one who isn't muslim
i have done work in muslim houses some of which were fine and treated me with respect an equal amount have treated me with disrespect
I have also witnessed examples of sharia law,a practice amongst british muslims that at the moment is being discussed by religous groups as to whether it should be introduced into british law,i saw first hand what a hardline muslim does to their daughter if a man sees her face even if it is totaly by accident ,it wasn't pretty. I know what happens when a large group of muslims get together and presurise a local authority into closing down 12 buisness units all of which were used by small buisnesses one of which was a close friend of mine,to build a mosque with a 150ft prayer tower
so chris i apologize for not being as educated as you or maybe even not as tollerant but i live in the real world
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Well I know someone who lives in the back streets of Newcastle and their experiences of the local differing religious communities is entirely more positive than that.
In fact it's the local Muslim neighbours who are taking care of my OP sister and brother-in-law by chasing off the local yobs and would be car thieves and helping to repair any vandalism in the area.The street is a mixture of differing ethnic groupings who all know each other and support each other...