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Entry: Dhimmis on the Thames Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/dhimmis_on_the_thames#16805 Post contents: John, I'm baffled by your failure to put Rowan's attitude toward Moslems to it's historical context. After all, the "anarchic" (many of us would call it "tolerant") British attitude to different religions goes back to at least the 17th century and the acceptance of Dissenters. Indeed, Elizabeth's failure to stomp out the Puritans puts the roots of this attitude to the late 16th century. Furthermore, this same tolerant attitude has been extended to Jews -- an extension that also goes back to the 17th century. The toleration of other religions -- later extended even to the Catholics -- was a hallmark of English Protestantism already at the time that religion flourished. This behavior has nothing to do with the (very real) decline of Anglicanism. Sent at: 2008 07 06