{"id":23733,"date":"2026-03-26T01:30:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T01:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=23733"},"modified":"2026-03-26T01:30:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T01:30:26","slug":"iconic-actor-john-cleese-warns-against-islamic-takeover-in-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=23733","title":{"rendered":"Iconic Actor John Cleese Warns Against Islamic Takeover in Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>English actor and screenwriter John Cleese is coming out in defense of Britain\u2019s Christian heritage.<\/p>\n<p>The famous \u201cMonty Python\u201d writer posted to X this month that Great Britain has been impacted by \u201cChristian values\u201d at the \u201cdeepest level\u201d and warned against Muslim influence in the U.K.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the many mistakes made by churches,\u201d Cleese wrote, \u201cfor centuries, British people have been influenced by Christ\u2019s teaching. If these values are replaced by Islamic ones, this will not be Britain any more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The UK has always been based at the deepest level on Christian values, regardless of dogma<\/p>\n<p>Despite the many mistakes made by churches, for centuries British people have been influenced by Christ&#8217;s teaching<\/p>\n<p>If these values are replaced by Islamic ones, this will not be Britain\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/7wbwlz5lIC<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Cleese (@JohnCleese) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCleese\/status\/2033510372628427037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cleese\u2019s post came in response to a video from Susan Hall, a leader in the Conservative group in the London Assembly. She explained Britain\u2019s status as a Christian country needs to be preserved and warned against the Green Party, which, if it assumes power,\u00a0reportedly has plans\u00a0to \u201cdisestablish\u201d the Church of England as Britain\u2019s state denomination.<\/p>\n<p>This comes, too, as the British government has announced a new definition for \u201cIslamophobia,\u201d which it now calls \u201canti-Muslim hostility,\u201d\u00a0according to Christian Today.<\/p>\n<p>The government defines it, in part, as \u201cthe prejudicial stereotyping of Muslims, or people perceived to be Muslim, including because of their ethnic or racial backgrounds or their appearance, and treating them as a collective group defined by fixed and negative characteristics, with the intention of encouraging hatred against them, irrespective of their actual opinions, beliefs or actions as individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics have argued the definition is overly broad and will have a chilling effect on free speech.<\/p>\n<p>European evangelist David Robertson wrote the new definition could one day be used to silence Christians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can see a day coming in the not-too-distant future when \u2026 writers like me will be prosecuted under the Islamophobia blasphemy law for spreading hate against Muslims,\u201d he wrote. \u201cBut preaching Christ and his word is not hatred, nor is it any kind of phobia. It is Christian love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><em><strong>Please sign up for\u00a0Faithwire\u2019s daily newsletter\u00a0and download the\u00a0CBN News app\u00a0to stay up-to-date with the latest news from a distinctly Christian perspective.<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English actor and screenwriter John Cleese is coming out in defense of Britain\u2019s Christian heritage. 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