To worry that this is a major threat to our democracy?

[Worrydon]

https://themuslimvote.co.uk/.

Ever since learning about the targeted campaign of threats and harassment against MP Jess Phillips, it has become clear that those harassing her, along with other similar independent MPs are being pushed into power by sectarian politics.

many of these independent MPs have gotten in purely off the back of being pro-Gaza, despite not offering any solutions to local issues. Our MPs should represent local and national interests, not exclusively one foreign agenda piece.

This website (the Muslim Vote) encourages people to put in their post code, and it then tells you who to vote for based entirely off their stance on Gaza.

This appears to be allowing religion and sectarianism to corrupt our democracy, and I worry that not enough attention is being paid to this threat.

I think people should vote for whoever they want, it’s everyones right in a democratic nation to do so.

That doesn’t mean I don’t think some organisations/political parties shouldn’t be heavily criticised. I seriously object to anyone/any party who thinks that priests should have the legal right to instruct their congregation on how to vote.

Good god, here is it.... the indigenous British are long dead my dear... what shall we do with all the none indigenous babies born tomorrow, make them stateless??? What a joke. You expect everyone to pay taxes but unless your grandfather 10 times removed was born on British soil, no vote for you! I doubt many of us would be able to vote if this became policy, you included 😆 🤣 😂.

@TooBigForMyBoots yes, I worded that badly. I meant that British society js largely 'irreligious' tolerating multiple faiths. For that reason I do not believe specific religions should influence politics.

Thats funny, Farage wouldn’t be able to vote would he? He’s of German heritage isn’t he?

Let me rephrase that. This is a Christian country. It’s not in the countries best interest to allow Muslims who are indigenously from other countries to vote based on their religion

Same, it’s divisive.

We had pastors in Christian churches urging a Leave vote on Brexit because it was what God wanted.🤷‍♀️

Erm are you seriously suggesting that British citizens who happen to be muslim shouldn’t be allowed to vote? A religious test? Goodness me.

Someone posted that a local doctor sent them a leaflet instructing them how to vote.... is that OK or no?

My labour councilor candidate instructed me to vote Labour.... doesn't mean people have to do it....

My union sent me material instructing me how to vote....

Why are they allowed but religion isn't?

Shall we quiz people at the polling station - make sure that their rationale for voting a certain meets with your approval?

What do you mean by legal right? Anyone can urge anyone else to vote a certain way, including religious leaders.

And they should have been charged for it. It’s not a good reason to try to make it legal , it’s an appalling abuse of power.

Charged with what @Chickenuggetsticks? It's not a crime.

Erm...in England we have an Established Church.

I think there is a difference between someone gently urging and someone saying “god wants you to vote for x party because they want to ban teaching of LGBT issues in school otherwise you are going against gods wishes and therefore you will be damned to hell”.

Shall we quiz people at the polling station - make sure that their rationale for voting a certain meets with your approval.

There was a thread some time ago on here in which the poster suggested that those voting in the eu referendum should be subjected to a test to see if they were well informed enough to vote. Quite a few people agreed.

What if I'm not Christian do I get a vote?? How do I prove I'm British enough?

Should we also excuse Muslim people with heritage from other countries from paying tax, whether they are British or not?

You realise what your saying is encouraging the removal of right of people based on religious beliefs and is completely illegal. So we do the same to other faiths or is it just islamaphobia your suffering?

My biggest issue with it is that they call it "the Muslim vote" when it should be "the Gaza vote". Basically, I take issue with the implication that all Muslims should care more about Gaza than anything else. That to not have Gaza as your main voting issue would make you somehow less Muslim.

Is it not covered under the Representation of the People Act?

Bit silly bothering to write it down or trying to have it repealed if it doesn’t actually exist isn’t it?

Lots of people vote over one issue - whether it’s “stop the boats” or “stop the Tories getting 5 more years”

Gaza isn’t a top concern for me but I would prefer the Uk not to fund Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people.

These people have family and friends being obliterated off the face of the earth and we as a country are supporting the perpetrators, so no, I don’t think it’s a threat to our democracy and yes, you are being very unreasonable.

To a point I agree with this actually and maybe something should be done to stop this, but does this website do this?

If you look at their manifesto it very much is a “muslim vote” thing. Want parents to be able to have influence on LGBT stuff in the curriculum, want 7% of LGP to be invested in Sharia funds, want Muslims to not pay unfair insurance premiums (I don’t know what this is on about, it’s calculated by various risks) etc etc.

Exactly the religion actually has nothing to do with it... its about doing the right thing! It's just being said by a religious group.

Whose manifesto?