RE: Nabil,

You forgot #8- Western society paralyzed by "multiculturalism" and "political correctness" as foreign culture and people replace host.

Ken, Texas, USA

How can one deal with a situation where an ideologically strong religion displaces other more contemplative or liberal or secular ones ? I have not found any answers from history. In fact, there is reluctance by historians and politicians to candidly detail this replacement in different parts of the mid-east and southasia. Europe's experience may turn out to be similar. In which case, I hope there would be a better historical record of what happens.

Kris iyer, Chennai, India

In my opinion the problem is as follows:
1- Western societies abondoned religion
2- They live for their own pleasure outside the marriage bond
3- They refuse to give birth to children because they do not want to take extra burdens, besides the deterioration of matrimonial relationship.
4- A labour shortage occurs
5- The solution is to bring workers from other countries.
6- The newcomers have different beliefs and values and some of them are fanatic to their beliefs and do not accept the other's beliefs.
7- Faith-hate spreads .

Do you think I am right in this analysis?

Nabil, Cairo, Egypt

At least we still have the Irish and Scots.

Cesar Garcia, Yreka, USA

send them all back if they dont like us kick them out

a paulson, nottm, u.k

jonbonbaldy, Sheffield, U.K

If you think that atheism is the answer, then I would suggest you could look at the record of nations founded on atheism - the record of mass murder by Nazis and Communists in the 20th century.

It is the Christian ethos and devout Christians, that gave rise to separation of church and state, the abolition of slavery, emancipation of women, compassion to prisoners of war, the Red Cross, charities, to name just a few. It is the Christian ethos that gave rise to modern science and technology. It is not a coincidence that such developments took place only in Christendom and not elsewhere. Even the secular state is a Christian invention.

The last few decades have seen a huge shift of power towards the secular state, which has upset the balance that should be between the secular and the moral. The results of this unbalance are the social decay that is visible for all to see.

DaveP, Beverley, UK

My ancestors were Englishmen and Englishwomen who came to America because they had COURAGE and PLUCK and STRENGTH. They saw the world clearly for what it was. That was the way in old England too, or so history might suggest. Today, England is full of pathetic weaklings. Take your Beatles back. We don't want any more of your hippie ethos of self-destruction. And, indeed, the English people are destroying themselves

Joe, Pittsburg, PA, USA

The above has no bearing on religion until the justice system gets to the bottom of what really happened and why. People should therefore keep their cool before jumping to conclusions !!!

Ian Payne, WALSALL,

Mass imigration and multiculurism... the gift that just keeps on giving.

Carl McGuire, Leeds,

Please delete Asians from the heading, Asians describes many different people from many different nationalities with many different religions that is why they are trying to reclassify India as a subcontinent to sort it out. I don't like assuming but can we infer that they are Muslim Indians/Pakistani in a predominantly minority neighborhood hence Clergy Ramanoop? Please get the correct info or don't label it at all. Did you know mood altering drugs can bought easily like candy and everybody seems to be on them in those war torn are? The problem is that the drugs side effects include a delusion of being tortured and hence the unusual
terrorist backlash with no guilt or remorse. It is only the perverted that use religion advocating peace and brotherly love as an excuse to attack and kill. People should know that Muslims, Jews, Christians, and possibly other religions believe in the same CREATOR. No one should use religion as an excuse to kill or attack. "THOU SHALL NOT KILL"

Chris, New York, USA

ASIAN YOUTHS!!!! Don't you guys know that Asia starts from Turkey and ends in Japan?? Say it right, the attackers were MUSLIM YOUTHS.

Ben, Jackson, USA

This is a shocking and sickening attack. Sadly, I conclude that the assailants were probably motivated to act by religion, albeit in a warped form. Religious fanatics, regardless of their particular faith, must be dealt with robustly by the authorities.

Des, Edinburgh,

This is the problem with religion,while i feel sorry for michael ainsworth and wish him a speedy recovery religion does nothing but cause tension and create a divide between people,religion has caused war after war more people have been killed for having a faith in a god than anything else on this planet.
In my opinion religion was invented as guide-lines for a CIVIL society but people have twisted the text of what ever faith they follow for personal gain and now we only see the evil in all faith's.
Ban religion and give back free will this would stop the barriers between people all over the world and give peace and harmony not war and hate what we see now DUE TO RELIGION

jonbonbaldy, Sheffield, U.K

I hope that that justice system will be extremely harsh on those responsible. Our freedom of religion was something that was hard fought for and took centuries to finally achieve. We must not allow any faction or extremists to take that away.

Philip Humphrey, Wellingborough, UK