Madeleine Bunting and the Bliss of Islam.

Madeleine Bunting, a well established commentator,
is part of the lost left that invariably describes
Islam as a tolerant, non-sexist and non-violent
religion. A religion who's only problem is that it
is cruelly misrepresented by some in the West. Anyways,
yesterday, tuned into BBC4 I listened to Madeleine's program
on religious conversion. After briefly marveling at the conversion
of Paul on the Damascus road ( Burning bushes that talked!?
What was he on?) and  the many muscians who were converts
( Gosh! ), she devoted the rest of her time to the bliss of two
male converts to Islam. Any mention of converts from Islam
to anything else? No way; that wouldnt fit. In real Britain, Hannah
( an adopted name ), the daughter of an immam who converted
to Christianity, has had to change address 45 times to escape the
murderous attentions of her devout family.
"Death to the apostate!" they shriek. So much for tolerance and
non-violence, eh!?

Islam's many serious problems wont be resolved if they are
ignored or excused. Hey, but it is still a free world in parts, so,
carry on Madeleine, the Guardian's 400,000 readers will no doubt
clap you on.