Chester-le-Street – Cricket club and town
South Shields – Frenchman’s Bay
South Shields and Marsden Rock
Tommy Robinson – Finsbury attack
Tolerant, caring and loving. Wouldn’t you want to live in a society that promotes these values?
The reaction on social media to Tommy Robinson (Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) was some of blame and some of support. What is apparent is that he doesn’t promote harmony and togetherness, he promotes hatred.
“How am I a racist?” I have heard him ask time and time again. If you blame ALL Muslims for extremist actions, you are discriminating. I wouldn’t blame all white people for the attack that happened near Finsbury Mosque. I would say that their beliefs, whether they are born out of a warped distorted of a religion, is the same as an ideology that promotes segregation and hate.
I utterly condemn violence on innocent victims in Manchester and Westminster bridge. I utterly condemn violence carried out again the Muslim community in Finsbury Park. I want to live in a tolerant, caring society. Those who hold extremist views don’t.
Robinson’s views are abhorrent. They do nothing to stop the views of Islamists carrying around appalling acts. In all the years he has been campaigning, what has he actually done to constructively tackle these extremists? Shouting and ranting in places after something has happened is ignored by 99% of the country. People know he is mis-guided, ill-informed and does these for his own agenda and not for the common good.
I will stand with the Muslim community. I stand with these people. People who have been persecuted and blamed for far too long.
Grenfell Tower
As I write this blog post it as has been confirmed that the death toll has now risen to 30. It is such a sad and tragic incident which has left people, rightly so, wanting answers.
What does seem apparent is that residents were demanding that safety procedures should be put in place. People said that they had spoken to the council and they did not listen. How many times have we heard this? I can think of numerous times when residents have expressed concerns about something that’s happening in their area and they council have not listened. It’s all about the money and not about the people.
I have been amazed and taken aback at the the quick mobilisation of the local community. People of all religions and backgrounds working together to help those affected. I saw that and organisation called Islamic Relief were giving out water to those people who needed it.
Where are the far-right when these things happen? Do they muck in and help? Or do they try to divide, separate and keep communities from working together? Well they have failed. They have failed this time and they will fail again in the future. It will not stop people looking out for one another. It will not stop those, who are from all over the world, living harmoniously with each other. This is what they hate.
I said it on social media and I will say it again. I would rather have 1000 muslims living in my street that ONE EDL, BNP, Britain First sympathiser.
Tim Farron – God before politics
Tim Farron (the leader of the Liberal Democrats) resigned today stating that he couldn’t reconcile his faith with his party’s politics, which begs to differ why he entered into the party in the first place, know their views on abortion and gay rights.
He became a committed Christian in 1988 and has held evangelical views for a number of years. But after all this time, why does he feel the need to ditch politics? Does he feel now he has reached a tipping point? Or was it really the fact that the LDs need a leader who represents the whole of society, rather than restrictive views which aren’t reflective of 21st century Britain.
Regardless of what you believe in a religious context the great good has to precede your idea of what should be happening in society. This is more apparently with the DUPs belief that all abortion should be made illegal. It comes from religion rather than a rational view point which takes into consideration the life and the circumstances of the mother. Black and white thinking and relative morality has its past in 18th century beliefs the majority has moved on.
