I do know that. Some because they have valid UK passports and family over here. Some, especially many of my colleagues, because we want their skills, some as economic migrants and some because they have been driven out from their homelands. (Ironic in the light of your comments.)

If I were being charitable I'd say it was unfortunate that you raised the issue of Muslims in a The UK in a thread about people being oppressed in other countries, but I reckon being charitable would be to insult your intelligence.

The village in which I live has many doctors living here, being equi distant to a number of major hospitals. We chose it to be near to friends too for that matter. However, the village isn't the most cosmopolitan in the world. I reckon ethnic diversity gets as far as the Chinese takeaway family. There are many large lovely houses for sale and very reasonable too. One guy, white, says he feels it important to live in a city as his black wife and brown children look black and brown in small English villages. A Muslim doctor who cane to a party at ours recently got a permanent job locally and looked at a house near us. Turned it down because he felt his family wouldn't fit in.

Whether their fears are justified or not, it is attitudes of division that exacerbate their concern. So sad.

Your earlier comments do just that. Your church and it's admirable stance is in sharp relief to some of your comments. For that matter, "we in The CofE" is baseless, as you cannot speak for them all, not even the ones who mustered enough votes to maintain gender discrimination..... Try showing two hairy hands clasped and see how tolerant some of your fellow members are.