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Originally Posted by Gayle

They are not saying that the criminals shouldn't be arrested and I'm pretty sure that if anyone is caught in the act they would be arrested on the spot, in fact, that's what the police have more or less said.

They are just suggesting that arrests aren't made during prayer time and I think that's relatively reasonable - there would also be outrage if the police barged into a mass and arrested someone.

Hasn't it always been the case that a church has been regarded as sanctuary even for a criminal?

Originally Posted by BLACKBURN RAVER

at the end of the day it should be one rule for us all, not one for one and one for another....:engsmil:

And isn't that exactly the case? If Christians are safe from arrest in the middle of a church service or mass (which is for the sake of the sanctity of the surroundings and not to disturb the worship of the rest of the congregation) surely the same should be permitted for muslims so as not to disturb the innocent during their times of devotion?