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Originally Posted by The Strangler
I was watching Dennis Miller on his CNBC show a while back, and quite to my surprise John Rhys Davies (Gimli of LOTR fame) made a very valid and very controversial point. That point was that in a short amount of time (I forget what the exact timespan was, but I think he said 10 years) the majority of people living in Western Europe will be Muslim, whether by conversion or relocation. (He also cited a study on it, which I forget right now)
Now this may not seem like a big deal, as on the surface religion seems to have little effect on government, but when you look deeper into it this becomes more troubling.
Islam and Democracy do not make for good bedfellows.
Islam is tied very deeply into every aspect of a Muslim's life, especially in their political views as the Quran (sp?) is essentially taken as law in most cases in Islamic nations.
If Islam becomes the majority in Western Europe in the near future, how will this effect non-muslims? How will this effect the very nature of democracy and the separation of church and state?
I would like to get the input of some Europeans on this, both Muslim and Christian and get their feelings. Maybe the nature of the Western Muslim is different than that of the Middle Eastern Muslim like the nature of the American Muslim tend to be.
So what are you're thoughts?
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Once Americans and "The West" learn to be more tolerant of other cultures, (which should be right around the time the liberals retake control of the United States government) things will be fine. Until such time, I fear right along with you.
Of course, you could just stop giving aid to Israel and all your muslim problems would be over in about 24 hours, but there's no time for logical solutions.