I am (maybe unnecessarily) becoming increasingly worried about the rise in population of Islam in Europe. In France the figure is almost 10%. In my own homeland it is half that, but rising. In my current country (Sweden) it is about the same.
We have already witnessed the appeasment and relaxing of certain laws to allow for some involvement of Sharia courts.
My problem, as an atheist, and a humanist who currently enjoys a pretty decent amount of freedom of speech and of expression, is that if the Islamic population were to rise to a certain level, it would allow for the (maybe remote) possibility of an Islamic biased, or indeed Islamic based government being elected. At least it could start a rise in laws that would restrict the freedoms and protection I currently enjoy.
I can't think of a single government that is Islamic by nature and not secular, where the levels of freedoms, and of human rights, are not severely compromised.
Now, as a caring, humanitarian, and humanist I would never advocate extreme measures to combat this (if indeed it needs to be combatted), but I am genuinely worried for the future, if not mine, then my childs.
What non-violent steps are possible?
Does anyone else have this worry?