" which was no part of my argument whatsoever..."
It was a rhetorical choice of words. would you have preferred - "taken over our cities"?
"to preach its poisonous [and filthy-mannered] doctrine that, now they are here & have taken over some of our cities [Luton; Bradford...]"
Outright and primitive bigotry - however worded.
In the case of your partner - it was both racist and sectarian, and continues to be.
"whatever might have been the developmental path of previous ages"
What planet do you people occupy.
In 1922 Britain partitioned Ireland on sectarian lines - the result being that best part of the 20th century was taken up with religious terrorism, leading to the death and maiming of many thousands.
Next month will see Christian sectarian violence on the street of Derry and Belfast.
Personally I don't give a toss for either brand of religion, but Keith will be there, as he has been in past years, claiming that "it is the fault of "their" chosen brand of religion rather than "mine".
Despite efforts on your part to prove otherwise, the MI5 report shows that the only rise in concern for Britain's security comes from the increase in IRA activity - the Muslim 'threat' being more or less the same as it was 8 years ago (as far as we know, no action was deemed necessary against the then suspected 2,000 potential terrorists).
The greatest religious threat to peace on these islands continues to be from Christians.
Jim Carroll