A Growing Force

A friend of mine, in New Zealand, wrote the other day:

"The 2006 Census shows that there are approximately 35,000 Muslims in New Zealand. This figure has doubled twice since 1996 and reminded me that Islam is a growing force in our country. It is not the small minority group that it once was. It numbers above other predominant groups such as Jehovah's witnesses', Assemblies of God, SDA's and the Salvation Army just to name a few.

there is an old adage that says 'there is safety in numbers', there is also power in numbers in a world which values democracy as a foundation of our political system."

Given that in NZ we have a "Mixed Member Proportional" representation (MMP) in our parliament, it is easy for a relatively small group to bring about changes in the law.