The kind of blindness that allowed some of the world's most vicious Islamists to take root in the very center of one of history's greatest civilizing empires - that doesn't happen by chance. You have to try to be that myopic. Luckily, say what you will about the British, they do have a kind of gritty determination to achieve their goals. In this case, their achievement might be cultural suicide:

All of that is obviously nonsense, but let's bracket most of it. After all, things like "ideals" and "burdens" are ethical issues, notoriously tangled and subject to relativist arguments. Fair enough. But is there any defensible argument for describing the thrust of contemporary Islam as "modern"? Really? There are undiscovered tribes of pygmies in the African rainforest who have a better understanding of biological science than Islamic scholars guided by sharia law. That is, unless you really believe that a baby can stay in the womb for five years. In which case you are an idiot.

References:
* Gordon Brown remains an enigma [Dar Al Hayat]
* Hey Gals, Check This Out - Primitive Understanding Of Woman's Body Saves Her Life

Previously:
* If Britain Won't Stop Radical Islam, Why Should Radical Islam Stop Being Radical?
* British Muslim Leaders Issue Manifesto Calling For "Resistance"
* Video: Radical Islam In Britain - "The Summit of Islam is Jihad"

Cross-posted to:
* The Astute Bloggers