EUROPE IN CRISIS: THE MUSLIM MENACE
The UK’s Archbishop of Canterbury’s shameful proposals on shari’ah displayed a
contemptible naivety and a betrayal of the Faith he professes to represent.
Indeed, too many churchmen as well as politicians are gripped by cowardice in
the face the Muslim menace. One fears that the oft-stated ‘clash of
civilisations’ will inevitably erupt with violence on British and European
streets when expected demographic predictions reach a critical point - unless we
all decide to embrace Islam, of course! Irrespective of the naive incompetence
of ‘PC’ EU and UK government policies, it is the amazing and long-suffering
tolerance of British and European people that keeps a lid on such terrible
possibilities. But for how much longer?
As a Reformed Church Christian pastor, I pursue a mission which seeks the
conversion of Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Religiously and politically, I
desire compassion for all and malice towards none. Whether people follow the
dictates of a false religion like Islam or they prefer the decadent life-style
of much modern European and British secularism, all need the life-transforming
message of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I believe there is simply no realistic hope for the peace and stability of
Europe and the UK without a revival of authentic Christianity. However
problematic it is to penetrate the minds of today’s white secular materialists,
the Islamic threat is an altogether ‘mega’ problem. The relatively peaceable
attitude of the Muslim majority is simply a phase on the road to eventual
fulfilment of the jihadic goal of global Islam. The ‘militant-moderate’
distinction is ultimately meaningless. While governments bleat about
‘integration’, Muslims are only interested in ‘domination’. Give them time and
they will achieve it. A recent report says it all:
Extreme Islamics said the hardline system – where people are punished by stoning
and beheading – is the future. Speaking at a meeting in Birmingham, Abu Ibraheem
said: “Let us make this absolutely clear. Islam is not subject to dilution,
compromise or relegation. “The behaviour of some Muslims is failing miserably to
meet these commands.” About 50 activists held the meeting in the same town where
terrorist Parviz Khan, 36, plotted to behead a British soldier. Ten thousand
leaflets were distributed to attract moderate Muslims. They criticised comments
by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, 58, who suggested parts of
Sharia law may be good for the UK. Abu Abdullah, who spoke at the meeting,
added: “The purpose of this was not to discourage Muslims from following English
laws. “It is to educate people about Sharia and its meanings.”
(BNP News Team, 26 February 2008)
From my perspective, there is only one solution. If European and UK Muslims will
not exchange the essentially-backward and barbaric tenets of their fanatical
faith for the wonderfully soul-saving and civilising faith of Jesus Christ, they
must emigrate to countries that share their outlook. For their safety’s sake, I
urge them to follow this advice.
Muslims must cease abusing the hospitality of our tolerant culture and, where
applicable, the generosity of our social benefits. They must take their money,
their mores and their mosques elsewhere. Otherwise, the consequences of the
growing crisis in Europe and the UK will prove too dire for words.
Question: Is there a specifically biblical basis for demanding the migration of
Muslims for their own safety? Is there any biblical authority for this line of
thinking?
Reply: Next to an evangeIistic concern for all, I am also concerned for the
peace and stability of European and UK society (see Jer. 29: 7), which is under
threat from the presence of an alien religious and political ideology. Besides
the constant threat of UK-based Islamic terrorism (London is the terrorist
capital of Europe), two fundamentally opposed cultures cannot coexist in one
state without creating intolerable friction.
The evil intent of global Islamic jihadism with its determination to impose
shari’ah law on subject nations, makes it impossible long term for us to ‘lead a
quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence’ (1 Tim. 2: 2). While
Christians under the Roman Empire were urged to submit to the Government (see
Rom. 13: 1-7), Islamists intend to overthrow UK democracy and take control of
the EU. Since Islam is at war with the West, we dare not permit them (or their
sympathisers) to live in our midst any more than we would have tolerated the
Nazi invaders.
Thus biblical and common sense (see Acts 26: 25) dictate that, to avoid civil
war, it is mutually beneficial for the Muslim population to emigrate, for their
safety and ours, unless Europe and the UK are prepared for a system of apartheid
with entire regions being occupied by Islamic communities. In this respect,
recent developments in Kosovo are a warning to the whole of Europe and the UK.
Abraham and Lot were ‘brethren’, yet since ‘strife’ demanded a ‘separation’ (see
Gen. 13: 8-9), how much more should Muslims ‘separate’ themselves from a host
society they have absolutely no intention of integrating with. Otherwise, it is
impossible to ‘live peaceably with all men’ (Rom. 12: 18).
In conclusion, I refer the reader to my two publications:
1. CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM & BRITISH POLITICS (a lecture given at Oxford to the
Campaign for UK Conservatism Conference, 2005)
2. ISLAM - The Current Threat to the British Isles (a lecture presented in
London to The Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship, 2006)
For further information see the websites of Norwich Reformed Church (www.nrchurch.co.nr)
and Charenton Reformed Publishing (www.christiancharenton.co.uk).
Also available for nationwide distribution:
For an authoritative refutation of Islam by an ex-Muslim, see the DVD testimony
of Christian evangelist Mark Gabriel, formerly Professor of Islamic History at
Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt. Copies of this are available free on
request from Norwich Reformed Church.
See also a review of Mark Gabriel’s book Jesus and Muhammad on the Norwich
Reformed Church website.
Dr Alan C. Clifford
Pastor, Norwich Reformed Church
www.nrchurch.co.nr