Soon it will be Christmas. The shops, however merely change the Halloween pumpkin into Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer!41 million Britons claim to be Christian but only 1 /10 actually go to Church on Sunday.
There are 1689 mosques in the UK ~ four times the number than in 1990!
Perhaps the heir to the throne has the second sight for he did say that he wanted to be Defender of Faith. He will soon be quite correct, for churches are closing faster than mosques are opening!
So what of Christmas in an Islamic society? To British Islam, Christmas is probably meaningless. True Christians would agree!
Coca Cola of America hijacked our Mid Winter Festival of Light replacing Father Christmas with Santa Claus a Frankensteinian Hybrid cobbled together from ill assorted folk tales from Italy to Siberia.
Ever wondered why the reindeer have German names and don't forget that the only entrance to a Siberian home, buried under snow, is by a ladder down the chimney !
Santa Claus, appears to be a Middle European corruption of Saint Nicholas. So who then was Father Christmas - He isn't in the Bible!
Prince Albert the German husband of Queen Victoria imported the Christmas tree to England. The lights said to recreate Martin Luther's rapture on seeing the icicles glistening on its branches.
So what means Christmas to a dark and empty church, when down the road is the incessant treacle sound of carols amid an overwhelming host of glittering Christmas gifts all bought with £13 trillion Plastic Debt - Buy now Pay later - ha!
In the dark winter of these Northern Lands the introduction of Mediterranean style 24 hour drinking and the compulsive behaviour of the brash natives results in the extremes of Binge Drinking,Violence and shameless Immorality but gigantic revenues for the Treasury.
