[The Avon Lady]

Posted by Jihad Watch's Hugh Fitzgerald:

Surely the whole point to fasting at Ramadan is to demonstrate that one is able to do so, is able to refrain from eating. And part of the effort should be to withstand temptation. It is idiotic to insist that non-Muslims refrain from eating, in other words idiotic, and cruel, and sinister, to ask them essentially to participate in some way in Ramadan, by themselves refraining from a meal. The adherents of no other religion ask that those not of that religion strictly observe, in order not to tempt, those observing certain religious dietary restrictions. Catholics during Lent did not demand that non-Catholics avoid eating meat; Jews do not demand that non-Jews refrain from eating pork, say, in the school cafeteria; Hindus do not insist that non-Hindu colleagues abstain from the meat of cattle. Only in the case of Muslims must the whole world join in.

And as bears repeating, this is absurd. Religiously-prompted dietary rules are occasions for demonstrating one's self-control. What self-control is being demonstrated if Muslims noisily and aggressively insist that non-Muslms must do nothing to provide "temptation" to the fasting Muslims?

Absurd, and disgusting. But no longer surprising.

As for this Muslim "consultancy" Meem, apparently spreading the Good Word about Islam far and wide all over Scotland, the Scottish Parliament should stop throwing money its way, and so should every other institution in Scotland. There has to be a stop, full stop, put to such demeaning and stupid acceptance of Muslim demands, or Muslim "advice" as to how to "win" Muslim hearts and Muslim minds.

Throw out all those political leaders who think this kind of thing is to be tolerated or, still worse, encouraged. Vote them out. No matter how much you agree with them on other issues, if they are appeasement-minded when it comes to Islam, they represent a menace to you that outweighs any conceivable good they might do. Their party does not matter. Vote them out.

Posted by: Hugh at August 14, 2007 9:02 PM

UPDATE: Good luck, Scotland!