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UK denying refuge to Christians fleeing the Islamic State

Jul 21, 2015 1:13 pm By Robert Spencer

Christians fleeing Islamic StateProbably the Cameron government fears that to take them in would be seen as “Islamophobic.”

“UK is denying refuge to Christians fleeing Isil, say church leaders,” Telegraph, July 18, 2015 (thanks to Lookmann):

Church leaders have accused David Cameron of “turning his back” on Christians facing genocide in Syria and Iraq by failing to offer them refuge in the UK.

Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, led criticism aimed at the Government for failing to provide a safe haven to Christians trying to flee the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil).

He will sign a petition that is being launched on Monday calling on the Government to “welcome Christian refugees and give them priority as asylum seekers”.

It comes amid growing concern that the Government is ignoring their plight.

Last week, 42 Christian families were smuggled out of Syria to Beirut and then flown to Poland where they received safe haven. The operation was run by the Barnabas Fund, a charity aiding persecuted Christians, and the Weidenfeld Safe Havens Fund, a Jewish-funded organisation founded by Lord Weidenfeld, the publisher.

More Christians will be evacuated to the Czech Republic and even as far away as Brazil in coming weeks but, according to the organisers, the Government has so far refused requests to relocate Christians in the UK. Lord Carey said last night: “Syrian and Iraqi Christians are being butchered, tortured and enslaved.

“We need the British Government to work with charities like the Barnabas Fund and others to evacuate those who are in desperate fear of their lives.”

Lord Weidenfeld, 95, who fled Nazi-occupied Austria in 1938 with the help of British Quakers, said: “Why is it that the Poles and the Czechs are taking in Christian families and yet the British government stands idly by?

“This mood of indifference is reminiscent of the worst phases of appeasement, and may have catastrophic consequences. Europe must awake and the Conservative British Government should be leading from the front.

“Most European governments, especially those that are Christian explicitly or implicitly, are failing in their duty to look after their fellow Christians in their hour of need.”…

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  1. Christian A. Beltram says

    Jul 21, 2015 at 1:23 pm

    It is time for nations and individuals to stop bowing to Jihadist demands and do whatever it takes to fight against groups like ISIS, even if that means being labeled “Islamophobic!” If more people and nations become “Islamophobic” and do whatever it takes to fight for their survival regardless of the consequences, then the Jihadists and their enablers will lose the stranglehold they have on the world and ultimately, the world will become a much better place!

    • Afrostreetwise says

      Jul 21, 2015 at 9:31 pm

      Yes individuals may act but unfortunately, western Nations are led by elected leaders and who, in their dogfight, seeks that just tipping (in their favor) voter blog. If its a muslim one, no way out.

      • Afrostreetwise says

        Jul 21, 2015 at 9:34 pm

        Typo.
        Voter block not blog.

      • Peggy says

        Jul 22, 2015 at 8:44 pm

        We must stop giving our votes to the main parties. We must tell anyone who will listen to dothe same and be very careful who they give their vote to. We have a couple of parties in Australia committed to stopping Islam influence. I know there are parties like that all over Europe but I am not sure if there is anyone like that in the US.
        Let’s spread the word and try to take their power away this way. If that fails then we can pray that patriots will emerge who will lead us and if a revulution is required sobeit.

  2. Western Canadian says

    Jul 21, 2015 at 1:34 pm

    Let’s face it…. Even a few such refugees would be able to tell the truth about the real face of islam (RTC)….. and an unspeakably vicious, hate filled and sub-animal face it is.

    How many western politicians have the courage to allow that??

    • Peggy says

      Jul 21, 2015 at 9:18 pm

      None. They would quickly lose their positions if people found out what they are doing.
      Looks like it’s going to take Eastern Europe to save the west.

      • sinantara says

        Jul 21, 2015 at 9:56 pm

        It is according PC MC dogma–Muslims are The Other, while Christians are not The Other. And Christians fleeing Islam are proven Islamophobes, who according to PC dogma are sinners and should be punished for their sin, which is undermining dogma, which accounts to apostasy.

        If Christians are admitted as refugees, PC should be revised since according to PC dogma, The Other is defined as a Victim to Western Christian Patriarchal (and white) racism and discrimination (PC recognizes only two capital sins, the traditional 7 sins are celebrated as emancipated behavior).

        So Cameron just can’t be a heretic… PC MC dogma would collapse and he would go the way of Gorbachov who with Reagand and the Pope ended the evil empire, for which he is despised by the Russians who pine the Golden Age of the USSR (that is why Putin is so popular). Who want to be held responsible for historical mistakes? Those responsible cling to the paradigms which creatures they are because they can’t do differently.

  3. marc says

    Jul 21, 2015 at 1:38 pm

    Meanwhile those evil jooooz are at it again…
    Jewish peer organising rescue mission for Christians in Syria and Iraq
    http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/139590/jewish-peer-organising-rescue-mission-christians-syria-and-iraq
    I saw a comment in an FB group, some BDS leftist rodent saying the Lord Weidenfeld is only doing this to make moslims look bad. I guess they have no other possible explanation.
    A very secular jewish friend read Lord Weidenfeld’s story, and said it made him cry, in 50 years of being a jew, he’d never been so proud of being one before.

    • Kenny says

      Jul 21, 2015 at 1:59 pm

      And so he should be proud to be a Jew! After all, what do Jews and Israel give the world? Technological advances, financial expertise, civilised tolerant behaviour and governance and now REAL foreign aid, not the Cameron version of foreign aid such as, ‘let’s fund Pakistan’s nuclear programme’.

      As a British citizen, I am as ashamed as your friend is proud!

      Anyone who followed Cameron’s recent ‘rallying call’, ha ha, against ISIS (and what is this shit our media refer to them as ‘so called Islamic State’, they are, very, Islamic, and they have set up their own state, ergo), would have seen how he slavishly stuck to the lie that Islam is peaceful and kind and wonderful, and cuddly, etc and that those nasty people (ISIS), are ‘perverting’, Islam. Well ,nearly right, they are perverts! Anyone who follows the example set by Mohammed is a pervert, ergo again!

      As for saving Christians…well, they’re just not cool.

    • Kepha says

      Jul 21, 2015 at 7:23 pm

      My hat is off to Lord Weidenfeld, too; and not because he has “Lord” in front of his name. He sounds like a very honorable man.

    • Peggy says

      Jul 21, 2015 at 9:28 pm

      Muslims don’t need help from anyone to look bad. There is only one job they are doing well and that is looking bad.

      • Joseph says

        Jul 21, 2015 at 9:49 pm

        @ Peggy
        NICE ONE

  4. Stephanie says

    Jul 21, 2015 at 1:53 pm

    In Germany (social) “Refugees are welcome” sell as much-needed “skilled workers” for the empty pensions office

  5. Jaladhi says

    Jul 21, 2015 at 2:44 pm

    Got it right this time –

    While UK is denying asylum to the persecuted Christians from Syria, Iraq, they must be gladly giving asylum and immigration to Muslims fro all these Islamic hell holes – who will eventually convert UK into an Islamic hell hole. If Christian majority countries do not support and protect Christians in Muslim countries who else will. Eventually they will pay the price for this hypocrisy, cowardice – there is no morality in the Western leaders! Shame!!

  6. RonaldB says

    Jul 21, 2015 at 2:46 pm

    I have a slightly different take on this.

    I do not agree with the proposition that a country ought to take in refugees simply because they need refuge. I think the first duty of a country is to protect and improve itself.

    Therefore, I don’t think the Christians have a claim on immigration into the UK (or the US) simply because they’re Christian and in need of refuge.

    However, once countries begin using their self-interest as a guide to admitting refugees, it will become apparent that Muslims are simply not suitable. No observant Muslim can profess loyalty to Western governments as long as they recognize sharia law, and sharia law is inseparable from Islam. At most, you’ll get Muslims who agree to follow the present law until they can change the Constitution through legal means, such as amendments, to enable sharia law. That is TOTALLY unacceptable.

    At present, the vast majority of refugees from Muslim countries such as Syria, are Muslims. If we filter out the Muslims, there should be plenty of room for Christians, although no Christian should be admitted before a thorough vetting and should be able to make a living and avoid criminal actions.

    • Joseph says

      Jul 21, 2015 at 3:02 pm

      @ RonaldB
      You miss the whole point of what is going on. The Christians are trying to flee from the Muslims who are trying to kill them while the USA and UK are accepting Muslims on IMMIGRATION STATUS. The US alone is accepting 100,000 Muslim people per YEAR, many with risky backgrounds. The Muslim immigrant population since 2000-2013 has grown by 1.3 million, this does not count those that are born here.

      NOW do you understand???

    • Angemon says

      Jul 21, 2015 at 3:48 pm

      RonaldB posted:

      “I have a slightly different take on this.

      I do not agree with the proposition that a country ought to take in refugees simply because they need refuge. I think the first duty of a country is to protect and improve itself.

      Therefore, I don’t think the Christians have a claim on immigration into the UK (or the US) simply because they’re Christian and in need of refuge.”

      I agree with that stance, Ronald. However, it seems the is that the UK is letting muslim “asylum seekers” in while excluding Christians for no other apparent reason than their religion.

      • Angemon says

        Jul 21, 2015 at 3:50 pm

        correction: where it reads “it seems the is that” it should read “it seems the situation here is that“

        • Joseph says

          Jul 21, 2015 at 5:30 pm

          @ Angemon
          Thanks for the clarification, and this should go for any immigrant from any country.

    • Evolution says

      Jul 21, 2015 at 5:00 pm

      “Therefore, I don’t think the Christians have a claim on immigration into the UK (or the US) simply because they’re Christian and in need of refuge.”

      The enemy of your enemy is your friend. Friends help and share with one another.

      “Christian should be admitted before a thorough vetting and should be able to make a living and avoid criminal actions.”

      You’re putting Christian in a very awkward situation by singling him out like that. He probably doesn’t even know why it’s happening.
      On a serious note though, I totally agree that all asylum seekers and refugees should be checked.
      It’s just too bad the Vatican isn’t pumping out oil money into the UK politician’s pockets like saudi does to have millions of unchecked muslims imported into the West.
      What’s even more unfortunate is the schism in Christianity which is allowing this to happen.

      Politics – not so subtle when you understand the game 🙁

      • Kepha says

        Jul 21, 2015 at 7:25 pm

        The issue with too many Western countries is their determination to see the last of their Christianity. That was observed by Saul Bellow about forty years ago in _To Jerusalem and Back_, and it seems he was right.

        • Peggy says

          Jul 21, 2015 at 9:35 pm

          Scary. Did they ask the population of these countries if they want to give up on Christianity? I would even welcome Communism before Islam.

      • RonaldB says

        Jul 21, 2015 at 10:18 pm

        Let me say that my wish is to bring in the Christians, who are generally civilized and peaceful…

        But, I also wish to set general standards by which a country can look out for its own best interests. Using this criteria, I believe Muslims will be totally excluded, and Christians, as presently constituted, will be admitted.

        But, there is always too much of a good thing, and if formal adherence to Christianity became admission ticket to Western countries, all the boat people would be professing Christianity, as would many “former” Muslims. Spain ran into this problem in the seventeenth century, when it finally had to expel all the formerly Muslim “conversos” who were using their status as nominal Christians to subvert the government.

        I have nothing against Christians, and wish to admit as many as possible, consistent with the safety and well-being of our own country. Once we begin admitting refugees on the basis of their displacement, we’ll be flooded with Muslims, as Muslims are always fighting and brutalizing each other.

        • Evolution says

          Jul 21, 2015 at 11:46 pm

          I appreciate the logic, neutrality, and wisdom of your reply.

          As a member of a persecuted race myself, I can painfully admit that some of my own people are beyond help and could never fit in with Western or any other civilised society.
          Screening refugees is absolutely essential and more effort should be put into it.
          Spitting on a koran then burning it would be a good test.

          Long ago I was friends with an ex-muslim family who only got into this country because they said they were Christians. The father became an Anglican preacher and his daughter married a Jew. I’m pretty sure they were closet atheists 🙂
          This is a bad example of your point though, but I don’t have much else to offer because I avoid muslims and don’t have any as friends.

          Ultimately, everything you’ve just said is true and I couldn’t agree more.

  7. jayell says

    Jul 21, 2015 at 3:20 pm

    Part of the problem here might be that the UK is (at last) taking something of a tough stand on the thousands of ‘refugees’ (note the inverted commas) currently making life hell for the good citizens of Calais (on the other side of the English Channel). A lot of these appear to be muslims from the Middle East and North Africa plus other war zones in Africa (note the irony here – muslims ostensibly ‘fleeing from’ problems created by muslims) and apparently ‘desperate’ to reach the ‘safety’ (for ‘safety’ here read ‘welfare benefits’) of the UK. (The fact that they are already ‘safe’ in France seems to have eluded them – how strange!). Now, if Cameron starts waxing generous towards the Christians of Syria and Iraq and the hordes in Calais get to hear about it (and they will!), their already ‘desperate’ behaviour is likely to becoame even more ‘desperate’. (NB, for ‘desparate’ here read ‘appalling’ – they’re now attacking UK-bound truck drivers with knives, guns & other heavy objects). So it seems that if the message is ‘the drawbrifgr is up’ it’s got to be ‘up’.

  8. Charli Main says

    Jul 21, 2015 at 3:27 pm

    David Cameron can´t offer refuge to Christians fleeing muslim persecution in the Middle East because “baroness” warzi, the muslim council of Britain and the British muslim parliament won´t let him. These days ONLY muslims are welcome in Britainistan.

    • JIMJFOX says

      Jul 21, 2015 at 3:39 pm

      Scumbag Warsi resigned in a fit of Muslim pique.

      Best thing she ever did.

      • Charli Main says

        Jul 22, 2015 at 6:24 am

        Quite correct JJF but this piece of muslim shyte is still very active in the Westminster political scene and still jerking Cameron ben Ali´s strings. I have been given to understand that this Paki is Cameron´s advisor on all matters Islamic
        regards

  9. JIMJFOX says

    Jul 21, 2015 at 3:37 pm

    What benefit to Cameron when he chases the Muslim vote?

  10. Angemon says

    Jul 21, 2015 at 3:44 pm

    I can’t imagining the average bloke in the UK actually being fine with this situation…

  11. George S. says

    Jul 21, 2015 at 3:44 pm

    Lord Wiedenfeld was quoted as saying, “Why is it that the Poles and the Czechs are taking in Christian families and yet the British government stands idly by?…
    …This mood of indifference is reminiscent of the worst phases of appeasement, and may have catastrophic consequences.”
    Is this what’s happeneing? Is Cameron and his morons not letting fleeing Christians in because he’s “scared” that it would “upset” muzzies in the UK… or upset the House of Saud? It’s deplorable, criminal and disgusting that Camoron is letting 100’s of thousands of uneducated illiterate muzzies in while denying persecuted Christians… the UK is going down the drain-hole with the moron’s help.
    Quote>> Last week, 42 Christian families were smuggled out of Syria to Beirut and then flown to Poland where they received safe haven.<< End-quote And Poland is also helping out by providing refuge to fleeing families. And yet Camoron is more interested in boosting his vote.
    I tell you, I have lived for 70 years now, and have learned that never to trust any politician about anything – either at the local level or the top level. All they are intersted in is holding on to or increasing thier vote bloc, and getting money to feather their nests. Rotten to the core – the lot of 'em.

    • Joseph says

      Jul 21, 2015 at 5:27 pm

      @ George S.
      “Rotten to the core – the lot of ’em.”
      ——————————————
      You can stop being nicey nicey on this site. We are adults and we can handle it. Like………….Politicians are full of #$%&%* __hit and I wish the would go #$%&% themselves with a broken bottle, the jagged end.

      There are limits though George, but I would rather enjoy some good old European cussing

  12. John Hartley says

    Jul 21, 2015 at 3:49 pm

    There’s a saying that if you ignore the lessons of history then you are bound to repeat the errors. Eighty years ago we were in the process of appeasing the Nazis despite their policies of supremacy and Jew hatred. Now, the UK government is adopting a policy of appeasement against Islam, despite its policies, through Sharia law, of supremacy and Jew hatred.

  13. Salome says

    Jul 21, 2015 at 6:27 pm

    There might be a silver lining–if I were a Christian refugee from the caliphate, I reckon the Czech Republic would be pretty much the place to be. Come to think of it, if I were a Christian refugee from the dhimmi West (which I am not yet but may be one day), the Czech Republic is where I’d head for.

  14. David, Thailand says

    Jul 21, 2015 at 9:17 pm

    Could be a “hate crime” to say it, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it turns out Cameron has been purchased.

  15. Peggy says

    Jul 21, 2015 at 9:43 pm

    I hope that once the people rise up these traitors we have in government will be all strung up from the nearest pole. Because of their actions too much innocent blood has been spilled and will continue to be spilled. I really hope that somehow a warning is delivered to them to stop.
    Maybe they should look back at past revolutions and see what happens to traitors.

  16. Baucent says

    Jul 22, 2015 at 3:30 am

    The Christians that are fleeing the territory overrun by Jihadists are TRUE asylum seekers. They are being murdered and enslaved simply because they are Christians.
    But Cameron and his progressive friends can’t accept Christian refugees over Muslim economic migrants as it would imply (correctly) that muslims are the persecutors and not the victims. And they can never allow that idea to escape as it would be bad for “community cohesion.”

  17. Horst Kruger says

    Jul 22, 2015 at 8:32 am

    The United Kingdom allows Immigration of Muslims, the enemy of Christianity to live in England while refusing christians’s from Islamic countries ! The same happened in world war 11 when england refused Jewish refugee’s who fled Nazi Germany from the HOLOCAST! They sent them right back to be EXTERMINATED 1 How can they be SO IGNORANT OF THE PAST, sending these people to their death !

  18. Arthur Brede says

    Jul 23, 2015 at 1:17 am

    And the Czechs are the most secular, least God-fearing nation in Europe! But they were among the first to help Israel when the British reached a new low in the late 1940’s, and their current president, although a wily, drunken Putin pawn, has one good side: he detests Islam, and says so, in very witty terms. I worry for him sometimes.

  19. Andika says

    Jul 23, 2015 at 10:22 am

    Isn’t this the same Arçhbishoip of Canterbury who was uttering the most absurd statements about understanding Islam and happily co-existing? I wrote the man at the time suggesting he moved from his celestial retreat into the real world

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