The Express comments on Islam

A comment in The Daily Express is critical of the Church of England.  I quote:

Anglican leaders spout dreary Left-wing pieties that pass for socialist thought, whether on Europe, immigration, or welfare.

This is true, but is it any less true of any of the other major denominations in this country?  The main difference between the Church of England and other denominations with regard to current affairs is surely the fact that the Church of England attracts far more press coverage than the other denominations.  In fact, with the exception of the Roman Catholic Church, I cannot think of any other denominational leader being quoted in the national press.

Take the issue of poverty.  In recent weeks at least two Roman Catholic bishops have spoken out in defence of what we might call the deserving poor.  (I do not imply that they deserve to be poor, but that they are poor and deserve our sympathy.)  It is curious though that I cannot think of any church leader of any denomination ever speaking out about what we might call the undeserving poor.

The Bible condemns indolence, even to the point of denying food to the undeserving, but do you ever hear any church leader talking in these terms?

The comment writer then remarks on the failure of the Church of England to address the persecution of Christians by Muslims.

There is a crisis facing the world’s Christians as a result of mounting persecution by Muslim hardliners.

Yet the Anglican Church prefers to show solidarity with environmentalists in pursuit of a green agenda rather than with its co-religionists in defence of their faith and lives.

Commenting on the situation here in the UK, he notes that:

Last week the Law Society, the governing body for British solicitors, issued official guidance that enshrines sharia requirements in wills written for Muslims, treating women as second-class citizens and making a mockery of all our anti-discrimination laws.

The disturbing process of Islamification can be seen in other ways such as the remorseless campaign by hardliners to take over certain state schools by driving out secular head-teachers and promoting Islamic practices.

This is not the first time that The Daily Express has published an incisive and reasoned comment on an important topic.  The sad truth though is that The Daily Express no more cares about the issues at stake than any bishop does.  If anyone would like to challenge me on this point, then I have two questions for them.

First, has The Daily Express ever urged its readers to join a political party which actually recognises the very real dangers that this country faces as a result of open door immigration?

Second, has The Daily Express ever given serious attention to why Muslim hardliners even exist?  I put it to the reader that what The Daily Express calls the Muslim hardliner is actually the true Muslim.

Related previous posts include:
Christians could do more
Now ban The Koran
Now study Islam
The future of the Muslim world