Comments on: A ‘Christian choice’ in a secular capital http://www.nouse.co.uk/2008/05/28/a-%e2%80%98christian-choice%e2%80%99-in-a-secular-capital/ Award-winning University of York Student Newspaper Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:47:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Jason Rose http://www.nouse.co.uk/2008/05/28/a-%e2%80%98christian-choice%e2%80%99-in-a-secular-capital/#comment-53169 Jason Rose Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:23:42 +0000 http://www.nouse.co.uk/2008/05/28/a-%e2%80%98christian-choice%e2%80%99-in-a-secular-capital/#comment-53169 To be fair, Christians will be more victimised. More people are likely to vote against a Christian because of his faith than people will vote for him/her. Regardless, standing for office on the basis that you're a Christian will never get you a win. You need to prove trust and show talent to get elected, unless you're Boris Johnson in which case you just prove the lack of trust and talent in the opponent better than they do to you. The fact that he came sixth just shows how anti-Muslim a lot of people in London are, perhaps. Maybe it shows a boom in people's respect for Christianity. Maybe he was a great candidate. I'm not from London so didn't look at more than the top three candidates when deciding who I wanted to win and who I thought would win. Fluffy got it because he was a Tory. He wouldn't have won if he was the BNP candidate, even though party allegiance isn't too important in mayoral elections. To be fair, Christians will be more victimised. More people are likely to vote against a Christian because of his faith than people will vote for him/her.

Regardless, standing for office on the basis that you’re a Christian will never get you a win. You need to prove trust and show talent to get elected, unless you’re Boris Johnson in which case you just prove the lack of trust and talent in the opponent better than they do to you.

The fact that he came sixth just shows how anti-Muslim a lot of people in London are, perhaps. Maybe it shows a boom in people’s respect for Christianity. Maybe he was a great candidate. I’m not from London so didn’t look at more than the top three candidates when deciding who I wanted to win and who I thought would win. Fluffy got it because he was a Tory. He wouldn’t have won if he was the BNP candidate, even though party allegiance isn’t too important in mayoral elections.

]]> By: Chris Hughes http://www.nouse.co.uk/2008/05/28/a-%e2%80%98christian-choice%e2%80%99-in-a-secular-capital/#comment-51933 Chris Hughes Thu, 29 May 2008 09:17:32 +0000 http://www.nouse.co.uk/2008/05/28/a-%e2%80%98christian-choice%e2%80%99-in-a-secular-capital/#comment-51933 Well there's a surprise -- a christian who claims to be victimised... who'd a thunk it? Well there’s a surprise — a christian who claims to be victimised… who’d a thunk it?

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