The Pakistan-born Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, claims the “social and sexual” revolution of the 1960s had led to a steep decline in the influence of Christianity over society and radical Islam is filling the void.
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aziz 10:27 am on May 30, 2008 Permalink |
It’s always easier to just blame the hippies!
In one sense he has a point. However he betrays his bias. It’s not “radical” Islam that fills the void, it’s mainstream Islam.
razib 11:29 am on May 30, 2008 Permalink |
empirically he’s wrong. most people believe are turning to unspecified theism, and some to atheism. islam is mostly an ethnic religion in europe.