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Islam a threat to Western freedom: Wilders
National Post 10 May 2011
By Jessica Hume
The presence of Muslims in Canada threatens the country’s freedoms and democracy, and only if immigration from Islamic countries is suspended can the cultural deterioration of the country be stopped, controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders told a packed house Monday night in Toronto.
"Our Western culture is far superior to Islamic culture,” Mr. Wilders said. "And only once we are convinced of this will we be able to defend our civilization.”
The event, held at the Canadian Christian College in north Toronto, marked Mr. Wilders’ second stop on a three-city tour. The visit, his first to Canada, is sponsored by the International Free Press Society.
He spoke in London on Sunday, and he will be in Ottawa on Tuesday.
Charles McVety, president of the Christian College, introduced Mr. Wilders to an ebullient crowd as a man with "a prophetic message.”
The leader of Party for Freedom, the third party in the Dutch parliament, Mr. Wilders is better known for his uncompromising position on Islam. His vitriol against the religion has necessitated the hiring of 24-hour personal security for the past seven years.
In his speech on Monday night, he said Muslim immigrants to Europe have changed the social and political landscape there. An increasingly vociferous Islamic lobby has led to the harassment of Christians, female genital mutilation and polygamy, he said, adding that with its own growing Muslim community, Canada faces the same fate.
His career has been driven by a belief that the Koran encourages violence, that moderate Islam is an impossibility and that in allowing Muslims to immigrate to Western nations, these countries open themselves up to inevitable Islamization.
Posted May 10th, 2011 by pk
Islam a threat to Western freedom: Wilders
National Post 10 May 2011
By Jessica Hume
The presence of Muslims in Canada threatens the country’s freedoms and democracy, and only if immigration from Islamic countries is suspended can the cultural deterioration of the country be stopped, controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders told a packed house Monday night in Toronto.
"Our Western culture is far superior to Islamic culture,” Mr. Wilders said. "And only once we are convinced of this will we be able to defend our civilization.”
The event, held at the Canadian Christian College in north Toronto, marked Mr. Wilders’ second stop on a three-city tour. The visit, his first to Canada, is sponsored by the International Free Press Society.
He spoke in London on Sunday, and he will be in Ottawa on Tuesday.
Charles McVety, president of the Christian College, introduced Mr. Wilders to an ebullient crowd as a man with "a prophetic message.”
The leader of Party for Freedom, the third party in the Dutch parliament, Mr. Wilders is better known for his uncompromising position on Islam. His vitriol against the religion has necessitated the hiring of 24-hour personal security for the past seven years.
In his speech on Monday night, he said Muslim immigrants to Europe have changed the social and political landscape there. An increasingly vociferous Islamic lobby has led to the harassment of Christians, female genital mutilation and polygamy, he said, adding that with its own growing Muslim community, Canada faces the same fate.
His career has been driven by a belief that the Koran encourages violence, that moderate Islam is an impossibility and that in allowing Muslims to immigrate to Western nations, these countries open themselves up to inevitable Islamization.
Posted May 10th, 2011 by pk
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