A guest on Fox News over the weekend said Birmingham, England, is “totally Muslim” and off limits to non-Muslims. Prime Minister David Cameron said (in perfect British form): “When I heard this, frankly, I choked on my porridge and I thought it must be April Fool’s Day. This guy’s clearly a complete idiot.” Steve Emerson, the self-proclaimed terrorism expert who said this on Fox News, has since apologized. Birmingham does have a large Muslim community, but it only makes up about a quarter of the total population. By comparison, 65 percent identify as Christian or non-religious.
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