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To: FJB who wrote (6593)	4/1/2007 12:20:33 PM
From: ExCane	Respond to of 20106

send it to Jerome.

To: FJB who wrote (6593)	4/2/2007 8:25:38 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

British town votes to change a church to a mosque Intl. Herald Tribue ^ \| April 1, 2007 \| Jane Perlez iht.com CLITHEROE, England: On a chill night this winter, this pristine town adjacent to royal estates in some of England's most untouched countryside gave permission for a former Christian church to become a mosque. The narrow vote by the municipal authorities marked the end of a bitter struggle by the tiny Muslim population to establish a place of worship, one that will put a mosque in an imposing stone Methodist church that had been used as factory since its congregation dwindled away 40 years ago. The battle underscored Britain's unease with its Muslim minority, and particularly the infiltration of terror cells among the faithful, whose devotion has challenged an increasingly secular Britain's sense of itself. Britain may continue to regard itself as a Christian nation. But practicing Muslims are likely to outnumber church-attending Christians in several decades, according to a recent survey by Christian Research, a group that specializes in documenting the status of Christianity in Britain. More devout and conspicuous than ever in both the halls of power and in working class neighborhoods, Britain's 1.6 million Muslims (about 2.7 percent of the population) are at once alienated and increasingly assertive in their aspirations. It is these demographics, and the visibility of Blackburn's 40 mosques, many of them relatively new, juxtaposed alongside the ancient Christian church spires, that frightened the opponents of the mosque in Clitheroe. As Arshad makes plans for renovating the church building, the Christians of Clitheroe are taking stock. At the Anglican Saint Mary Magdalene Church, where the first stone was laid in the 12th century, the congregation has dropped to about 90 people on Sunday and the average age is 75, said the vicar, Philip Dearden. Christenings are now rare, and he has only seven weddings booked for the year, down from 30 a while ago. (Excerpt) Read more at iht.com ....