27-02-2017, 10:43 AM
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Re: 10pm Thursday channel 4
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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Extremely British Muslims looks like worth a watch. Counters a bit of the negativity hopefully.
I hope the programme is an unbiased view of how Muslims are integrating into British society. Apart from the radicals and some dyed in the wool older generation Muslims, in my opinion, and in a few years time, you won't be able to tell them apart from any other British citizen, and their religion will mean about as much to them as a Christian upbringing means to most of us.....
Apologies to any devout church going Christians on here....
27-02-2017, 07:47 PM
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Re: 10pm Thursday channel 4
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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Apart from the radicals and some dyed in the wool older generation Muslims, in my opinion, and in a few years time, you won't be able to tell them apart from any other British citizen, and their religion will mean about as much to them as a Christian upbringing means to most of us.....
After all, we have progressed since the middle ages and, being surrounded by a 21st century society, it is possible that they might progress almost to the level of us atheists in time.
I suspect, however, that there will always be the radicals and severely brainwashed, but hopefully they will remain in the minority.
27-02-2017, 09:26 PM
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Re: 10pm Thursday channel 4
Originally Posted by JBR
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I'd like to think so, and that is my hope too.After all, we have progressed since the middle ages and, being surrounded by a 21st century society, it is possible that they might progress almost to the level of us atheists in time.
I suspect, however, that there will always be the radicals and severely brainwashed, but hopefully they will remain in the minority.
I truly believe each generation will dilute the hard line Muslims in the same way it has with Christianity. There are still quite a few Church goers following the Christian faith but again each generation sees less and less people attending church JB. I can still remember that as a boy you couldn't get a pew in church on a Sunday morning, but these days the church is only half full on special occasions - Christmas, Easter and the like.
27-02-2017, 09:38 PM
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Re: 10pm Thursday channel 4
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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[/B]I truly believe each generation will dilute the hard line Muslims in the same way it has with Christianity. There are still quite a few Church goers following the Christian faith but again each generation sees less and less people attending church JB. I can still remember that as a boy you couldn't get a pew in church on a Sunday morning, but these days the church is only half full on special occasions - Christmas, Easter and the like.
My dad always refused to go, though.
I also remember one day the local curate (a well-meaning but naive individual - aren't they all?) came into my dad's shop (an off licence) and tried to persuade my dad to join the throng that Sunday.
My dad, thinking quickly, told the parson that he couldn't possibly come because he had to mop the shop floor.
Unfortunately, my dad was beaten at his own game as the curate offered to mop the floor, which he did that Sunday morning. So my dad had no option but to go.
That was the last time, though.
28-02-2017, 12:22 AM
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Re: 10pm Thursday channel 4
Originally Posted by jbr
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of course. When i was a kid, my mother always made us go on a sunday morning and i remember the church being quite full.My dad always refused to go, though.
I also remember one day the local curate (a well-meaning but naive individual - aren't they all?) came into my dad's shop (an off licence) and tried to persuade my dad to join the throng that sunday.
My dad, thinking quickly, told the parson that he couldn't possibly come because he had to mop the shop floor.
Unfortunately, my dad was beaten at his own game as the curate offered to mop the floor, which he did that sunday morning. So my dad had no option but to go.
That was the last time, though.
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