The start of things to come, Jews being pelted with stones reminiscent of the West Bank, Christian leaders in Britain being issued with death threats due to speaking the truth about our modern society, and our Dhimmi present leadership openly apologising to 200 Moslem prisoners because of a mistake on a HMP a la carte food menu.The list of Moslem aggression towards the people of Britain and our society goes on, along with the appeasement by our present government. LH
Melanie Philips
The Spectator
Blink and you could have missed it. Today’s Daily Telegraph carried this tiny item (so insignificant is it considered to be that it doesn’t even seem to be on the Telegraph’s website):
A vicar was left seriously injured after he was attacked in his own churchyard by three Asian youths who taunted him about his Christianity. Canon Michael Ainsworth, 57, needed hospital treatment after he was repeatedly hit in the face and body by the gang at St George-in-the-East church in Whitechapel, east London, on March 5. Police are treating the incident as a ‘faith-hate’ crime.
We know the faith that was the target of the hate. But which was the faith whose adherents were doing the hating? We all know, even though no-one is saying. Just as under Stalinism, we are now taking it for granted that we must read between the lines.
Doubtless this is yet further proof that the 'no-go areas’ about which the Bishop of Rochester recently warned, but which everyone else from Westminster to Lambeth Palace assured us were a figment of the Bishop’s imagination, don’t exist.
It so happens that Canon Ainsworth has in the past spoken up in public in defence of maintaining the integrity of Christian churches as places unique to Christian worship. In March 2006, giving evidence to the Commons Select Committee on Media, Culture and Sport, he replied to the suggestion that other religions might use churches as places for their own religious worship:
There are some issues about using Christian churches of all denominations for worship by other faiths but there is very extensive community use by other faith groups in many areas. That is something to be encouraged. If there is very clear evidence that other faith groups are actively looking to use church buildings for worship, and on the whole my experience is that they would prefer to have their own buildings, then that is something that will always be carefully and sympathetically considered but at the end of the day there must be an issue about other faith worship in a Christian church.
Was Canon Ainsworth actually targeted for attack?
Update:
Excerpts taken from the Daily Mail article:
Canon Michael Ainsworth, 57, was kicked and punched in the head as one of the attackers screamed "f***ing priest".
In another attack on the church, families were showered with glass when a brick was thrown through a window during a service.
The Asian church member, who lives nearby, said: "I've been physically threatened and verbally abused on the steps of the church.
"On one occasion, youths shouted: 'This should not be a church, this should be a mosque, you should not be here'.
"The youths are anti-Christian. It's terrible what they have done to Canon Ainsworth.
"He was kicked and punched in the head as he lay on the ground, I believe that what was shouted was 'you f***ing priestî before they attacked him.
"He's still in hospital because he lost a lot of blood following the attack.
"It is being treated as a faith hate crime because of the language which was used. Derogatory terms relating to Christianity were used.
Full article: Vicar attacked in Religious hatred assault
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