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A dear friend of mine, when faced with anti-Catholic bigotry expressed her bewilderment and said quite simply, \u201cI don\u2019t think I hate any religion, but I like Islam the least.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is hard to remain calm and open minded about Islam. What I find difficult is the stupidity of some Muslims. Some time ago there were violent Muslim riots when someone suggested that Islam was not actually a religion of peace. Duuh.<\/p>\n

Now in this article <\/a>we read that the Anglican bishop of Rochester (that\u2019s in England, not New York), has had to tighten security because of death threats to himself and his family. This is the bishop who, a few weeks back, had the temerity to point out that in parts of present day England the cities are so dominated by radical Islam that they are are no-go areas for Christians, and that Christians are under threat. \u201cI know boys,\u201d say the bearded ones, \u201clet\u2019s get that Christian for daring to say that we might be a violent threat! What he needs is a warning that we\u2019ve got him and his kiddies lined up for torture.\u201d It\u2019s an own goal isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"