GayandRight

My name is Fred and I am a gay conservative living in Ottawa. This blog supports limited government, the right of the State of Israel to live in peace and security, and tries to expose the threat to us all from cultural relativism, post-modernism, and radical Islam. I am also the founder of the Free Thinking Film Society in Ottawa (www.freethinkingfilms.com)

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Ottawa Citizen misuses statistics...

In a large article on Islam, the Ottawa Citizen reporter makes a startling claim!
In less than three decades, the number of Muslims in Ottawa has leapt to about 65,000 from 4,320. The median age among Muslims is a young and fertile 28, compared to the national median of 38.8, the oldest Canadians have ever been. Islam is the fastest-growing religion in Canada, jumping 128 per cent since 1991.

Some Canadians are nervous about the implications. A recent Angus Reid poll found 45 per cent of Canadians believe Islam incites violence. Just 28 per cent have a generally positive view of the faith. Yet only 32 per cent claim to have a thorough knowledge of it. In other words, 68 per cent admit they don’t really know what they’re talking about.
I'd like to see all the results of the poll. But, just because only 32% claim they have a thorough knowledge of Islam, doesn't mean that the other 68% don't know what they are talking about. It's a ridiculous statement. I certainly don't have a thorough knowledge of Islam, but I know enough! I am surprised this paragraph pass the Citizen editors.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I would strongly advise you to view Dr Roy's blog today and listen to Brigitte Gabriel's account of Islam from first hand experience.
Everyone needs to hear this.

2:57 PM  
Anonymous DoorHold said...

"In other words, 68 per cent admit they don’t really know what they’re talking about."

In other words, the reporter is an anti-Semite.

In other words, the editors are not sensitive enough to this issue to spot, or correct if they DID spot, such an obvious case of discriminatory opinion in an otherwise fact and data based piece.

2:50 PM  

Post a Comment

Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]

<< Home