Posted by
Kenneth G. Davenport on Monday, February 04, 2008 6:17:15 PM
I've written previously on the perils of Britain's multiculturalism (
"Barbarians at the Gate" and
"Britain's Homeless"), which I believe has contributed to the rise of radical Islam in Europe. Now from London's
"Sunday Telegraph" newpaper comes further proof that the Brits have gone off the deep end in the race to appease Islam:
"Husbands with multiple wives have been given the go-ahead to claim extra welfare benefits following a year-long Government review. Even though bigamy is a crime in Britain, the decision by ministers means that polygamous marriages can now be recognised formally by the state, so long as the weddings took place in countries where the arrangement is legal".
"The outcome will chiefly benefit Muslim men with more than one wife, as is permitted under Islamic law. Ministers estimate that up to a thousand polygamous partnerships exist in Britain, although they admit there is no exact record".
Right. So, if you are a Muslim man with four wives and move from Pakistan to London, you can not only legally keep the four wives but you can have the British tax payers subsidize it as well! And, to add insult to injury, the new rules allow the welfare payment for each wife to be put directly into the husband's bank account. This is completely nonsensical -- unless you are more interested in appealing to the hyper-sensitivities of Britain's massive Islamic community than you are in the Western rule of law. Score another victory for political correctness over the maintenance of Judeo-Christian culture.
One interesting question is: where are the feminists on this? Since when is one man having four wives not an glaring example of male-domination and chauvinism? Or, are the rights of Muslim men more important than that of women? Where is the consistency on this issue from the Left? It's much like the free pass that NOW and other women's groups gave Bill Clinton when he was sexually harrassing intern Monica Lewinsky in the White House. Can you imagine if he had been a Republican president? Feminist groups would have torn Washington apart in defense of Lewinsky. Instead, Bill got a pat on the back. Why? Because hypocrisy reigns in the so-called "progressive" movement.
In any event, Britain is now in danger of so weakening itself from within that it may collapse upon itself. And with it will go the rest of Europe.