I ask because there are credible reports that the British Labour government is “looking closely” at the idea of creating a “specific definition” of Islamophobia and “is engaging with stakeholders” on the issue.
The Monty Python Left of my teenage years is dead and buried and what remains appears to have a death wish.
As do their comrades-in-arms, the Roman Catholic church of Britain.
While atheists and secularists such as Peter Tatchell, Richard Dawkins, and Pragna Patel are strongly opposing the introduction of a blasphemy law, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) have equated Islamophobia and racism in their public statements.
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While atheists and secularists such as Peter Tatchell, Richard Dawkins, and Pragna Patel are strongly opposing the introduction of a blasphemy law, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) have equated Islamophobia and racism in their public statements.
Behold the new theology. Will there be a Council of London to hammer all this out, or perhaps a Council of Rotherham.
In 2020, Bp. Paul McAleenan, the CBCEW’s lead bishop for migrants and refugees, issued a statement calling Catholics in Britain to “oppose racism in all its manifestations.” McAleenan defined “Islamophobia” as one of the “different forms” of racism. Earlier, Bp. John Arnold of the Diocese of Salford said that Catholic schools would seek to combat “Islamophobia” as a way to help Muslims to integrate into British society.
Bear in mind that Catholics are held to be a bit more stringent in their Christianity compared to their immediate spinoffs in the Anglican church. If this is what the Left Footers are thinking then the latter must be even more goneburger than I had assumed in looking at their aging congregations in the pews.
Meanwhile the religion that needs protecting in Britain is healthy and growing.
No Minister 
The ‘Islam is a race’ lie is truly breath taking in its success. As is Islamophobia – a creation of Muslim countries to cover for their activities in pushing colonisation of Europe.
Islam is a religo-political philosophy.
Islam is totalitarian in nature.
Islam is as oppressive and militant as Communism and Fascism.
Why Christian Churches are pushing for cover for Islamism is mind bending in its suicidal intent and in its complete blindness to what Islamism is.
What is being pushed in the West is Salafism – which is a fundamentalist strain of Islam and very, very aggressive. Its the Islam of the Hizbollah, Hamas, the Wahabi and the Muslim Brotherhood.
The Western elites are anti-religion in general (even in the Churches where belief in Christ is basically dead in large sections of the Catholic and Protestant clergy).
The Western elites are overwhelming Left leaning to some extend, and the Christian religion has long been a target for the radical Left and now is a target for the more softly, softly Fabians.
Islam needs no protection – it deserves critique. Critiquing Islam is not a phobia, i.e. an irrational fear, or blasphemy. It is a fundamental part of the political discourse given Islamists adamant push to force Sharia into the legal framework across the Western world, particularly in Europe.
Keir Starmer needs to reign in his impulse to destroy Western traditions and not put any type of protection of Islam into British law. If he does push through special laws protecting Islam the long term consequences will be catastrophic
“Council of Toulouse”, “Council of London”, Council of Rotherham”, That is three strikes – OUT.
Whoever amongst reasonable people thought another attempt at an “Inquisition” would rise up.
Well probably no one but these are not reasonable people are they?
Perhaps I’m being unfair on the Catholics and Leftists. The whole West seems to be on a suicide kick.