Doubts on Muslim Integration Rise in Europe 2/3

Europe appears to be crossing an invisible line regarding its Muslim minorities: More people in the political mainstream are arguing that Islam cannot be reconciled with European values.Those who raised their voices were mostly on the far right. Now those normally seen as moderates - ordinary people as well as politicians - are asking whether once unquestioned values of tolerance and multiculturalism should have limits.

Jack Straw, the former British foreign secretary and prominent Labour Party politician, seemed to sum up the moment last week when he wrote that he felt uncomfortable addressing women whose faces were covered with a veil.
The veil, he wrote, is a "visible statement of separation and difference."
But many Europeans - even those who generally support immigration - have begun talking more bluntly about cultural differences, specifically about Muslims' deep religious beliefs and social values, which are far more conservative than those of most Europeans on issues like women's rights and homosexuality."So there is this fear," he said, "that we are being transported back in a time machine where we have to explain to our immigrants that there is equality between men and women, and gays should be treated properly. Now there is the idea we have to do it again."Perhaps most wrenching has been the issue of free speech and expression, and the growing fear that any criticism of Islam could provoke violence.

In France last month, a secondary school teacher went into hiding after receiving death threats for writing an article calling the Prophet Muhammad "a merciless warlord, a looter, a mass murderer of Jews and a polygamist." In Germany, a Mozart opera with an additional scene showing the severed heads of Muhammad, Jesus, Buddha and Poseidon was canceled because of security fears.

With each incident, mainstream leaders are speaking more plainly.
"Self-censorship does not help us against people who want to practice violence in the name of Islam," Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said in criticizing the opera's cancellation. "It makes no sense to retreat."

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[RuudVanDrijver]

Let's be tolerant until there's a big enough minority of Muslims for them to change our laws and take away our freedoms. Let's give them all the things they demand until we have nothing left worth defending. We are sleepwalking into an Islamic hell.

[CelticPowerful]

Why exactly do these radical islamics don't understand? We europeans can careless about your stupid islam crap!!!! Just as long as it doesn't bother us and you follow our european culture!!! If you don't like it, then go back to your carppy holes 3rd world countries!! Muslims have to learn to respect and follow our european culture and believes. Or better off deport them all

[popper504]

@RuudVanDrijver I agree 100 percent . I am from America and they demonize our ways , BUT yet they live here ... Why live here if they hate our ways. they should go back to their native land.

[WhitesAwaken]

Any one stupid enough to believe this islam shit should be given one ticket to mecca..

[Stewbabynv]

I am buying a Koran and using it for toilet paper. I know a lot of other people that are doing the same. Borders, language, culture will save Europe. It is not too late. I wish these butt faces luck trying this kind of shit in America. Good luck ass wipes! I am religiously tolerant, I don’t believe in any of man’s religious bullshit, but Islam is the worst I have EVER SEEN. The quiet Muslims will give into the extreme Muslims once they can overrun Europe. Wake up people!!

[Stewbabynv]

Screw all religions!! Borders, language, culture will save all. Once they take over, it will be too late and they will take over. Listen and watch them as they talk. They are telling you what will happen.

[amaqula]

The great big secular Muslim alliance against Christianity is turning a bit sour is it not?! Time for the return of the CATHOLIC STATE then!!

[groeneduim]

@CelticPowerful

see that's the problem with white surpremists.

You believe that european culture is superior to othere.

Hahaha let me tell you. There is no such thing as european culture.

There are over hundred different cultures in europe, even if you don't count the immigrated ones from the last 60 years.

That's the nice thing of europe. It's a blend, mixing the best of each continent.

Don't spoil it with your ignorance.

[groeneduim]

@RuudVanDrijver

....Bullshit.

There is no such thing as hell.

There are just situations and circumstances.

Europe has been conquered more than hundred times, by different tribes from different continents.

That's why our DNA is so rich and contains so many favorable genes.

But hey, if the maghreb, arabic, turkish tribes reproduce more effective than we....

That means that they are more succesfull than we are, and therefor they will rule.

Pure evolution =)

[olgapate94]

@TrooperRaven One thing the world needs to get rid off is whinny ass liberals, even communists and Fascists are more bearable than these go damn liberals.

[krussedulltull]

Just give them a little more respect and they will be kind to us.