The Dhimmi British Do It Again! Hijabs for Muslims in the Fire Service
The new, ‘practical’, uniform for Muslim women for the fire service! It is redolent of the Victorian era. What did Emmeline (aka Emily) Pankhurst fight for? Of course, as you would expect, another act of dhimmitude from the craven British authorities.
MAIL Online: Pop into the firestation and the chances are there'd be a group of reassuringly burly men in there waiting for the call out, with uniforms and firefighting suits tailored for their use alone.

The one or two women among them would have to make do with ill-fitting adaptations of the men's outfits while the handful of Muslim women in the service would be wearing their own head scarfs.

But, with the fire service anxious to attract recruits of all sexes and backgrounds, it was decided that something had to be done.

So yesterday the results were uneveiled, including full-length skirts, hijab headscarfs and long- sleeved shirts for Muslim women recruits.

The hope is that the uniforms, designed for wearing round the station and for outings such as school trips, will be smarter and better fitting for every firefighter - even the men.

For the first time also, women will get their own mustard yellow fire-fighting suit designed to protect their breasts and upper body.

This outfit was tried on yesterday by Lincolnshire firefighter Julie Smith.

'It is right that male firefighters and female firefighters to need protection in different areas,' she said. 'It is very comfortable, very new and very yellow.'

Her boss Mike Thomas, Chief Fire Officer for Lincolnshire, declared the uniforms would help 'bust' the ' traditional image of the hunky, British, white, male, firefighter' - even though a great many of his staff probably fit this description. Now Fire Service Introduces Hijab Headscarves for Muslim Workers >>> By Jaya Narain | Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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Die EU spricht jetzt geschlechtsgerecht
NAME: Putzkraft statt Putzfrau, fahrendes Personal statt Fahrer: Die Parlamentsverwaltung der Europäischen Union hat eine Broschüre für "geschlechtsgerechten Sprachgebrauch" herausgegeben. Ziel der Maßnahme ist es, sexistische Wörter und Formulierungen in offiziellen Papieren zu vermeiden.

In Europa tobt die Krise, aber das EU-Parlament hat andere Sorgen: "Sexistische Formulierungen" in den Veröffentlichungen des Hohen Hauses sollen verschwinden. Dazu hat die Parlamentsverwaltung jetzt eine 16-seitige Broschüre vorgelegt: "Geschlechtergerechter Sprachgebrauch beim Europäischen Parlament". Sie soll Dolmetschern und Politikern als Leitfaden dienen für eine "geschlechtergerechte Ausdrucksweise". Der CDU-Europaabgeordnete Markus Pieper ist empört: "Wir brauchen diese Bevormundung nicht. Hört auf mit dem Schwachsinn!" >>> Von Christoph B. Schilz | Dienstag, 31. März 2009

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Germany Bans Far-right Youth Group
THE INDEPENDENT: German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble banned right-wing organisation "Heimattreue Deutsche Jugend" today, saying the group was spreading Nazi propaganda to young people.

The organisation, Patriotic German Youth in English, has several hundred members, the ministry said. It called it a cornerstone of the far-right movement with ties to the National Democratic Party (NPD).

"With today's ban we're putting an end to the nauseating activities of the HDJ," Schaeuble said in a statement. "We're going to do everything possible to protect our children and our youths from these rat catchers." >>> Reuters | Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Obama, Europa und der Weg in die Hölle
DIE PRESSE: Der Europa-Besuch Barack Obamas steht im Zeichen der Ernüchterung. Die Beziehungen haben sich spürbar abgekühlt. Über die Krisenbewältigung bestehen krasse Auffassungs-Unterschiede.

Vor der Siegessäule in Berlin hatte er noch leicht reden. Umjubelt und umschwärmt, war der Kandidat im Sommer 2008 der Liebling der Massen, der Wunschpräsident der Europäer – kurzum: Barack Obama war der Anti-Bush, auf den alle so lange gewartet hatten. Seine Stippvisite in Europas Metropolen glich einem Triumphzug. Daheim verhöhnte ihn das McCain-Lager zwar als zweifelhafte Berühmtheit vom Rang einer Paris Hilton. Doch die Häme machte nur deutlich, wie sehr die Republikaner in die Defensive geraten waren.

Ein Dreivierteljahr später hat sich die Botschaft Barack Obamas nicht verändert. Doch steht sein erster Europa-Besuch als US-Präsident in dieser Woche unter völlig anderen Vorzeichen. Die globale Wirtschaftskrise hat die grundsätzlichen Differenzen zwischen den USA und dem Rest der Welt stärker akzentuiert. „Das ist geradezu eine Einladung zur Desillusionierung“, sagte John Kerry, als Vorsitzender des Auswärtigen Ausschusses im Senat einer der einflussreichsten Außenpolitiker.

War George W. Bush mit Demonstrationen gegen den Irak-Krieg konfrontiert, so steht beim G20-Gipfel in London der ungezügelte Wall-Street-Kapitalismus im Visier, der das Finanzsystem beinahe zum Einsturz gebracht hätte. Die Proteste am Wochenende zeugen von tief sitzenden Ressentiments.

Über die Krisenbewältigung bestehen krasse Auffassungsunterschiede. Während die Notenbank in Washington die Geldpresse angeworfen hat, halten viele Europäer das „Big Government“, das staatliche Konjunkturprogramm Washingtons, für einen „Weg in die Hölle“, wie Tschechiens Noch-Premier und Hardrock-Fan Mirek Topolánek formulierte. Sie fürchten einen Anstieg der Inflation. >>> Von Thomas Vieregge, Washington | Montag, 30. März 2009

Extremisten setzen in Athen Banken und Autos in Flammen: Brandanschläge auf Büros griechischer Politiker in Saloniki
NZZ Online: Griechische Anarchisten haben in den zwei grössten Städten des Landes Brandanschläge auf Banken und Büros von Politikern verübt. In Athen wurden in der Nacht zum Dienstag innerhalb einer Viertelstunde fünf Banken, das Geschäft eines Mercedes-Händlers und mehrere Autos in Brand gesetzt.

Nach einer Attacke mit Gaskanistern brannte dieses Postbüro in Athen aus. Bild (Reuters) dank der Neuen Zürcher Zeitung
Die Feuerwehr brachte die Brände in Athen rasch unter Kontrolle. Verletzt wurde niemand. Auch Festnahmen gab es keine, wie die Polizei mitteilte. Die Höhe des Sachschadens war zunächst unbekannt. Bereits am Montagabend wurden in Saloniki Brandsätze auf Büros von sechs Politikern geworfen. >>> ap | Dienstag, 31. März 2009

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Nicolas Sarkozy’s Threat to Walk Out of Global Summit
TIMESONLINE: Anglo-Saxon gibe strains relations with Obama


President Sarkozy yesterday threatened to wreck the London summit if France’s demands for tougher financial regulation are not met.

France will not accept a G20 that produces a “false success with language that sounds good but contains no commitments”, his advisers said.

Asked if this meant a possible walk-out, Xavier Musca, Mr Sarkozy’s deputy chief of staff for economic affairs, said: “A basic rule with nuclear deterrence is that you do not say at what point you will use the weapon.”

The French threat dramatically raised the temperature hours before President Obama arrives in London today. If carried through, it would ruin a summit for which Mr Brown and Mr Obama have high ambitions, believing it vital to international recovery.

Mr Sarkozy, who blames the “Anglo-Saxons” for causing the economic crisis, told his ministers last week that he would leave Mr Brown’s summit “if it does not work out”. >>> Charles Bremner in Paris and Philip Webster | Tuesday, March 31, 2009


THE GUARDIAN:
Those key G20 questions answered: The big issue is: can they agree a plan to rebuild the world economy? But there are other pressing questions: Who should we be watching? What's in the Downing St goodie bag? And who's the new Carla Bruni? >>> Words by Jon Henley, Aditya Chakrabortty, Oliver Burkeman, Stuart Jeffries, Jonathan Glancey, Amy Fleming, John Vidal, John Crace, Paula Cocozza | Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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Winston Churchill Had Whisky and a Cigar with Breakfast
THE TELEGRAPH: Winston Churchill wrote his own breakfast menu which included whisky and a cigar while on his last flight to the USA as Prime Minister.

Photo of Winston Churchill being Winston courtesy of The Telegraph
While on the BOAC flight in June 1954 the plane's menu was not good enough for the Prime Minister so he wrote one out himself.

He requested his meal be brought on two trays.

He lists in his own hand: "1st Tray. Poached egg, Toast, Jam, Butter, Coffee and milk, Jug of cold milk, Cold Chicken or Meat.

"2nd Tray. Grapefruit, Sugar Bowl, Glass orange squash (ice), Whisky soda." He then adds: "Wash hands, cigar."

At first he had tried to amend the printed menu, but in the end wrote out his own on the other side.

With his Foreign Secretary Sir Anthony Eden at his side, the visit to the US was made at the height of the Cold War and his last to the US as Prime Minister.

The menu was kept by the air steward and the item is being sold along with press cuttings from the trip.

Richard Westwood-Brookes, who is selling it, said: "This is one of the most remarkable pieces of Churchill memorabilia we have seen.

"It shows what a hearty breakfast he ate and it was all washed down with a whisky, after which he smoked a cigar. >>> | Monday, March 30, 2009

The Latest Idiotic Governmental Move: Cash for Mosques and Direct Access to Government Ministers! This Government Is Just Disgusting!
TIMESONLINE: Mosques and local Muslim community groups are to be given money and direct access to government ministers under a radical plan to isolate Britain’s largest Islamic organisation, which the Government accuses of endorsing violent extremism.

The move follows criticism of the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB), which claims to represent half of the country’s Muslims, by Hazel Blears, the Communities Secretary. Ms Blears attacked the group for refusing to sack its deputy leader, Daud Abdullah, after he endorsed a pro-Hamas declaration that appeared to call for violence against Jews and Israel and condone attacks on British troops.

The Government is planning to deny the organisation’s representatives ministerial briefings across all departments in a move designed to undermine its standing among British Muslims.

Sadiq Khan, the Minister for Community Cohesion, told The Times: “The days of lazy politicians just speaking to one or two powerful community groups or leaders are gone. You need to speak to individuals and local community groups, even though there will still be a role for umbrella groups to play.”

It is understood that even some of the MCB’s supporters within Government, including David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, and Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, have now turned their backs on the organisation, which has had a difficult relationship with Labour ever since it refused to attend Holocaust Memorial Day in 2006.

A Government source told The Times: “The Government is already talking about different ways to engage with the Muslim community instead of just through large organisations. It will deal with regions or trusted individuals. Why do you need to deal with national umbrella bodies?” Government Moves to Isolate Muslim Council of Britain with Cash for Mosques >>> Richard Kerbaj | Monday, March 30, 2009

Jacqui Smith [Jackboot Jacky] Expenses Claims Total £157,631
This is the woman who denied entry to the United Kingdom to our friend Geert Wilders! Since that ridiculous, undemocratic decision, she’s got herself into a fine kettle of fish! Porn films paid for by the taxpayer, all manner of sleaze, and denying parliamentarians the right to speak freely – how can she sleep at night? – ©Mark


THE TELEGRAPH: Home Secretary Jacqui Smith claimed £22,948 in 2007/08 in taxpayer-funded allowances for her second home, official figures have shown.

Miss Smith, whose claims are already under investigation by a sleaze watchdog, was battling fresh embarrassment today after it emerged that public money paid for two adult films watched by her husband.

Figures released by the House of Commons showed she was paid the sum in additional costs allowance (ACA), which is designed to cover the cost of working in both London and a constituency.

Miss Smith is being investigated because of complaints about her decision to designate her sister's house in south London, where she stays, as her "main" home, allowing her to claim back the costs of running her family house in her Redditch constituency.

Her overall expenses claim, including travel, office and staffing costs, was £157,631.

That sum included 25 journeys for her husband, Richard Timney, who is employed as her Parliamentary assistant, at a cost to the public purse of £2,531.

The figures released by the House of Commons authorities showed that Prime Minister Gordon Brown claimed £124,454 in expenses and allowances in 2007/08, while Conservative leader David Cameron claimed £148,829.

The details are published annually and were initially due for release last October but were delayed amid a legal row over whether full receipts and invoices should be disclosed.

MPs are permitted to claim a range of expenses, including a maximum of £23,083 for the additional costs allowance (ACA), which covers the cost of staying away from their main residence to carry out their parliamentary duties.

ACA is used to cover the cost of running and furnishing a property, as well as rent or mortgage interest payments. Most MPs use it to pay for a base in central London to use while they are working in Westminster, though some – like Miss Smith – treat their London address as their main home and claim allowances on their constituency property. >>> | Monday, March 30, 2009

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Another Reason to Visit Switzerland: Hiking in the Nude
This would be a great pastime for Anjem Choudary, and other narrow-minded, fundamentalist Muslims! Photo of nude hiker in Switzerland courtesy of Time
TIME: Baby, it's cold outside. But the early-spring chill doesn't deter Thomas B. from taking a brisk walk along Appenzell's hilly trails to enjoy the green landscape of this rural canton in northeast Switzerland.

There's a good reason why Thomas, 24, doesn't give out his last name: he is concerned that his bosses at a nearby bank may not like his unconventional hiking attire, consisting of shoes, socks, a backpack — and nothing else. Thomas isn't just some nature nut in a birthday suit — he's one of a growing number of hikers who make the pilgrimage to Appenzell specifically so they can trek in the nude. (See pictures of skiing.)

Hiking in the buff might shock Thomas' bosses, as well as some of Appenzell's 15,000 inhabitants, but it's no skin off his back. "Hiking in clothes is too constrictive," he says, adding that he has never had any negative reactions from the fully clothed hikers he meets on the trails. "I like to feel comfortable. There's nothing wrong with that, is there?" >>> By Helena Bachman, Geneva | Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Gaddafi Storms Out of Arab League
Gaddafi has angered leaders with sharp words at previous summits. Photo courtesy of Tribune de Genève.
BBC: Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi has stormed out of the Arab League summit in Qatar having denounced the Saudi king for his ties with the West.

He disrupted the opening session by criticising King Abdullah, calling him a British product and an American ally.

Col Gaddafi has angered Arab leaders in the past with sharp remarks at summits.

Meanwhile, leaders have been urged to reject an international arrest warrant against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes in Darfur.

Arrest first "those who have committed massacres and atrocities in Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon", Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said.

The summit is also expected to discuss Iran's influence in the Middle East.

A number of countries are particularly concerned about Iran's support for Hezbollah in Lebanon and for Hamas in the Gaza Strip. >>> | Monday, March 30, 2009

World Bank Warns of Social Discontent in Russia
THE TELEGRAPH: The World Bank has given warning of serious social discontent in Russia after delivering a bleak assessment of the country's economy.

World Bank warns of social discontent in Russia. Photo courtesy of The Telegraph
Scotching optimism that the world's largest country may already be in recovery, the bank predicted that Russia's economy is contracting far more sharply than the Kremlin has acknowledged.

According to revised government forecasts, the Russian economy will shrink by 2.2pc this year. But it its latest economic report on Russia, the World Bank predicts that Gross Domestic Product will actually contract by 4.5pc.

The assessment comes as foreign investors focussed on emerging markets again start to flirt with Russia after months of record capital flight in the wake of last August's war with Georgia and a collapse in the price of oil.

The Russian stock exchange's benchmark RTS index has gained over 30pc this year alone, outpacing most emerging markets, after a modest recovery in oil and metal prices.

But Zeljko Bogetic, the World Bank's lead Russia economist, cautioned against such optimism.

"As the crisis continues to spread to the real economy around the world, initial expectations that Russia and other countries will recover fast are no longer likely," he said. >>> By Adrian Blomfield in Moscow | Monday, March 30, 2009

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Berlusconi will mehr Macht: Abschluss des Gründungskongresses der Partei Popolo della Libertà
NZZ Online: Italiens Ministerpräsident Berlusconi ist am Sonntag per Akklamation zum Chef der neuen Sammelpartei Popolo della Libertà ernannt worden. Zum Abschluss des Gründungskongresses der neuen Formation forderte Berlusconi mehr Machtbefugnisse für den Regierungschef.

Am Sonntag ist der italienische Ministerpräsident Berlusconi per Akklamation zum Chef der weitgehend von ihm selber geschaffenen konservativen Sammelpartei Popolo della Libertà (Volk der Freiheit) ernannt worden. Die «Krönung» wurde von den 6000 Parteidelegierten mit tosendem Beifall und mit dem Ruf «Zum Glück gibt es Silvio» begleitet. Darauf hielt Berlusconi zum Abschluss des dreitägigen Gründungskongresses seiner Partei eine weitere Rede, in der er mehr Macht für den Ministerpräsidenten forderte und Italien ein «neues Wunder, einen dritten Wiederaufbau» in Aussicht stellte. Und in unbescheidener Anlehnung an den grossen Humanisten Erasmus von Rotterdam erklärte Berlusconi, dass er schon bisher von «visionärer Verrücktheit» angetrieben worden sei. >>> Tz. Rom | Sonntag, 29. März 2009

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Mayotte, le 101e département
leJDD.fr: A Mayotte, 95,2% des électeurs ont dit "oui" dimanche à la départementalisation. A l'horizon 2011, la France comptera donc un cinquième DOM. Mais plusieurs associations ont dénoncé cette semaine le caractère illégal de la présence française sur l'île au regard du droit international et les "fausses promesses" faites aux Mahorais, notamment sur le transfert des minima sociaux.

La France s'est enrichie dimanche d'un nouveau département. A la question "Approuvez-vous la transformation de Mayotte en collectivité unique, appelée département, régie par l'article 73 de la Constitution, exerçant les compétences dévolues aux départements et régions?", 95,2% des électeurs ont répondu par l'affirmative, d'après les résultats définitif diffusés par le ministère de l'Intérieur dimanche soir. Quelque 72 000 électeurs étaient appelés aux urnes à l'occasion de ce scrutin qui fera de Mayotte le 101e département français et le cinquième département d'outre-mer (DOM) à l'horizon 2011. La participation s'est établie à 61, 02% et le "non" a recueilli 4,8% des voix.

"Les Mahorais ont confirmé à une très forte majorité leur volonté, exprimée depuis cinquante ans, de voir leur île se doter du statut de département", s'est félicité Nicolas Sarkozy, avant d'évoquer un "moment historique pour Mayotte et pour les Mahorais". "C'est un rêve porté par plusieurs générations qui se réalise ce 29 mars 2009", peut-on encore lire dans un communiqué envoyé par l'Elysée. La large victoire du "oui" n'a surpris personne. Depuis près de dix ans, le processus de départementalisation est en cours. Plusieurs accords ont été signés en ce sens entre Paris et les élus locaux. >>> Par Marianne ENAULT, leJDD.fr | Dimanche 29 Mars 2009

NZZ Online: Afrikanische Insel kommt in die EU: Bürger von Mayotte stimmen für Zugehörigkeit zu Frankreich

In der Hoffnung auf bessere Lebensbedingungen haben die Bürger der Insel Mayotte vor der Ostküste Afrikas bei einer Volksabstimmung für eine Zugehörigkeit zu Frankreich gestimmt. 95,2 Prozent der Wahlberechtigten stimmten beim Urnengang am Sonntag dafür. >>> sda/afp | Montag, 30. März 2009

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Les hantises et les défis 
du roi Abdallah
Souverain depuis 2005, le roi Abdallah, réputé pour sa piété et sa passion pour la poésie, s'efforce de réformer en douceur la très conservatrice Arabie saoudite. Crédits photo: Google Images
LE FIGARO: Pour le souverain saoudien, le sommet de la Ligue arabe qui s'ouvre lundi au Qatar est un peu celui de la dernière chance dans la recherche d'une solution dans le conflit israélo-palestinien. Avec la modernisation du régime, ce sont les deux obsessions du roi Abdallah.

À 85 ans, le roi Abdallah est hanté par l'impasse du conflit israélo-palestinien, le risque de désintégration du monde arabe et la montée en puissance de l'Iran. Le monarque saoudien voit avec tristesse Téhéran étendre son influence dans le monde arabe grâce à ses relais en Irak, en Syrie, en Palestine avec le Hamas, au Liban avec le Hezbollah. L'ambition du roi de faire taire les divisions de la famille arabe pour relancer la proposition de paix avec Israël dont il est l'auteur risque de se heurter une fois de plus aux réalités. Malgré tous ses efforts, le président égyptien Hosni Moubarak, l'autre pilier régional, devrait bouder le sommet. L'Égypte entend ainsi protester contre le soutien total du Qatar au Hamas palestinien, que Moubarak essaie en vain de persuader de participer à un gouvernement d'union nationale avec le Fatah de Mahmoud Abbas. Un crève-cœur pour le roi d'Arabie. >>> Pierre Prier | Lundi 30 Mars 2009

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L'Afghanistan salue la nouvelle stratégie américaine
Le président afghan Hamid Karzai, ce samedi à Kaboul. Crédits photo: REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
L’EXPRESS: Le président afghan Hamid Karzaï a applaudi ce samedi que la nouvelle stratégie américaine vis-à-vis de son pays. Il salue en particulier la volonté de Washington "de renforcer les institutions civiles et militaires afghanes" et la dimension régionale du plan d'Obama.

Le président afghan Hamid Karzaï a affirmé samedi que la nouvelle stratégie américaine dans la région correspondait exactement aux demandes de son peuple, au cours d'une conférence de presse.

"La révision de la stratégie correspond exactement à ce que le peuple afghan souhaitait et à ce que nous avions demandé. Nous lui apportons donc notre soutien entier", a déclaré le président afghan.

"Nous apprécions tout particulièrement la volonté de renforcer les institutions civiles et militaires afghanes. Nous confirmons sans réserves notre volonté de lutter contre la corruption", a-t-il ajouté.

"C'est encore mieux que ce que nous espérions. Nous allons travailler en très étroite coopération avec le gouvernement américain pour mettre en application tous les points énumérés dans cette nouvelle stratégie", a souligné Hamid Karzaï.

D'après lui, la nouvelle stratégie a parfaitement identifié les problèmes de l'Afghanistan, en particulier le danger des sanctuaires d'insurgés opérant au Pakistan voisin, ainsi que le besoin d'une coopération régionale et l'amélioration de l'efficacité de l'aide. Une stratégie qui inclut le Pakistan >>> Par LEXPRESS.fr | Samedi 28 Mars 2009

Melanie Phillips: When a Bishop Has to Leave the Church of England to Stand Up for Christians, What Hope Is Left for Britain?
NAME: The resignation of Michael Nazir-Ali as Bishop of Rochester is a terrible blow, not just for the Church of England but for Britain.

The bishop says he is resigning so that he can work for endangered or beleaguered Christian minorities both abroad and in the UK.

What a shocking rebuke to the church, that he has to leave his post of influence and authority as a bishop in order to carry out the church's core duty to defend its own against attack.

Shocking - but hardly surprising. Across the world, in countries such as Nigeria and Sudan, millions of Christians are being persecuted at the hands of militant Islam, with forced conversions, the burning of churches and widespread violence.

Yet in the face of this global onslaught, the Church of England makes scarcely a peep of protest.

Worse still, when Dr Nazir-Ali warned last year that Islamic extremists had created 'no-go areas' across Britain where non-Muslims faced intimidation, he was disowned by his fellow churchmen who all but declared that he was a liar - even though he was telling the truth.

Courage

For this act of moral courage, he and his family had to be put under police protection, while his own church left him to swing in the wind of bigotry and intimidation.

Dr Nazir-Ali is one of the very few inside the church to make explicit the link between Christian and British values, and to warn publicly that they are being destroyed through the prevailing doctrine of multiculturalism.

That strong voice of protest has never been needed more than it is now. For Christianity in Britain is under attack from all sides.

Last month, the bishop protested that the arrival in Britain of so many from other faiths had led to the closure of chapels, the retrenchment of Christian chaplaincy and the advent of a 'doctrinaire multi-faithism' - not through pressure from the incoming minorities, but from British secularists who wanted to destroy Christianity.

That agenda is becoming ever more oppressive. Yesterday, it was revealed that a Christian council worker was suspended for encouraging a terminally ill woman to turn to God. He says he was also told it was inappropriate to 'talk about God' with a client and that he should not even say 'God bless'. >>> By Melanie Phillips | Sunday, March 29, 2009

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Disgusting, Greedy SOBs!
Ugliness, it seems, is no bar to making pots of money. Photos courtesy of the Mail Online
MAIL Online: Dozens of BBC personalities face investigation after it emerged that they are earning thousands of pounds a time through public speaking engagements.

This is in spite of the corporation's attempts to restrict such activity.

Newsreaders Fiona Bruce and Huw Edwards, Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis and Today programme hosts John Humphreys, Evan Davis and Edward Stourton are among the stars on the books of JLA, Britain's largest after-dinner speaking agency.

Business editor Robert Peston, royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell, and newsreaders George Alagiah and Kate Silverton are also available for hire.

The agency classes Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman, who costs 'over £25,000 to hire', as 'double A'.

Mr Edwards, Andrew Marr and BBC world affair's editor John Simpson all cost between £10,000 and £25,000 and are in category A.

Liberal Democrat culture spokesman Don Foster told the Sunday Telegraph that he would refer the matter to the BBC Trust, and said it should be viewed 'as a matter of urgency'.

Editorial guidelines for BBC staff state: 'It is unlikely to be acceptable for any BBC staff member or BBC correspondent to be included on an agency list of those for hire for public speeches.

'Under no circumstances should they sign up with an external agency for public speaking without the written permission of the relevant Head of Department.'

Under the guidelines, BBC reporters and presenters, including freelance staff, are forbidden from appearing in public to promote external commercial organisations. BBC Stars 'in Breach of Rules by Earning Thousands of Pounds on the Public-speaking Circuit' >>> By Daily Mail Reporter | Sunday, March 29, 2009

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A Troublesome Priest in a Timid Church
THE SUNDAY TIMES: Whatever your views about Michael Nazir-Ali, Bishop of Rochester, he is hard to ignore. After his announcement this weekend that he is to retire early, the Church of England will be the poorer for it. The inference is that he felt stifled and decided that he could do more worthwhile work elsewhere, mostly outside Britain. Sadly, he is probably right.

Born in Karachi to parents who converted to Christianity from Islam, the first non-white diocesan bishop in Britain emerged as an outspoken critic of multiculturalism. Nobody, given his background and race, was better placed to do so. More than his Anglican colleagues, he knew about fighting for your faith. His criticisms were well made. Immigrants, he said, needed to do more to integrate into British life. He warned last year that Islamic extremism had turned “already separate communities into ‘no-go’ areas”. For this he received death threats and required police protection.

He has lamented “the long withdrawing roar of the sea of faith . . . nurses cannot pray, the creed cannot be recited at Christian services for fear of offending non-believers”. He warned of “the advent of a doctrinaire multi-faithism”, in which the established church was in retreat and in which radical Islam had filled the void. His views on Muslims were said to have ruled him out of succeeding George Carey as Archbishop of Canterbury.

Bishop Nazir-Ali spoke out against the soggy “anything goes” political correctness that characterises the modern Church of England. Sometimes his conservative views got him into trouble. Nine years ago he caused a flurry by saying that having children was “not an optional extra” for married couples. >>> | Sunday, March 29, 2009