Having watched a vigorous debate on Sunday morning television about the place of war in a religious context. There were a phalanx of veiled Muslim women who were espousing their right to wear the veil and there were a number of carefully crafted responses suggesting that to cover ones self completely was anachronism in Britain in the 21st century.
One person who was much more direct in his criticism was a Muslim himself, who had his name placed as a possible candidate as a Liberal Democrat. The voluble section of the Muslim society has been outraged by this man, and his conflicting opinion, even suggesting that a Fatwa be placed on him and he now faces a death threat.
The response by the Liberal Party was to consider the man's position and that pillar of Liberal leadership Paddy Ashdown was all over the place, visibly scared to upset the Muslim minority.
It is a sad day in Britain when we are frightened to counter protest with reasoned argument, for fear of upsetting this minority religious viewpoint. Its outrageous that we, the majority, are constrained in discussing or holding a contesting opinion.
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