February 03, 2008
There used to be a Great Britain
The days when Britain was any kind of great are long gone, replaced by a PC paradise where multi-culti-besotted fools fall all over themselves in their rush to erase the last vestiges of Western culture.
The latest dispatches from Britain are, quite frankly, unbelievable.
From the Telegraph comes this report of yet another imposition of Muslim practices on society, paid for by the dhimmies -- er, infidel Brits.
Husbands with multiple wives have been given the go-ahead to claim extra welfare benefits following a year-long Government review, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal.
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.
The decision has been condemned by the Tories, who accused the Government of offering preferential treatment to a particular group, and of setting a precedent that would lead to demands for further changes in British law.
Income support for all of the wives may be paid directly into the husband's bank account, if the family so choose. Under the deal agreed by ministers, a husband with multiple wives may also be eligible for additional housing benefit and council tax benefit to reflect the larger property needed for his family.
The ruling could cost taxpayers millions of pounds. Ministers launched a review of the benefit rules for polygamous marriages in November 2006, after it emerged that some families had benefited financially.
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In Britain, bigamy is punishable by up to seven years in prison.
Islamic law permits men to have up to four wives at any one time - known as a harem - provided the husband spends equal amounts of time and money on each of them.
The aggressiveness that Muslims are showing in seeking special accommodations in heretofore secular Western societies is matched only by the willingness of liberal elites to give them what they want.
Clayton Cramer predicts that we're next, thanks to an organization that's ordinarily hostile to religion -- so long as the offending religion is Christianity or Judaism.
As I have previously mentioned, the ACLU's president several years ago indicated that the ACLU would defend polygamy. I really don't see how the courts will say no once the ACLU files suit to demand legal recognition of polygamy. After all, other countries are doing it--and for the U.S. Supreme Court, that's certainly more important than our Constitution.
When will someone notice that the West is engaged in a slow-motion surrender?
Posted by Mike Lief at February 3, 2008 08:51 PM
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