A newspaper or blog can certainly instill a level of paranoia or jingoism or anger in those that are susceptible should they so wish to go down that route.

A bit like religion.

So the Mail's constant drip drip of anti Muslim 'stories' don't shape opinion.

How many believed Christmas had pretty much been banned in Birmingham with the Mail's bogus Winterval story. Once mates tell mates and bogus stories spreads things pretty much almost become accepted common knowledge.

Same with the mmr causes autism nonsense that the Mail quite happily repeated ad nauseum. So much so, many many people believed it was true.

That's just 2 examples where the Mail has shaped people's thoughts and opinions with unsubstantiated bulls***.

Stands to reason that some will have their thoughts and opinions about Muslims and Islam shaped by unsubstantiated racist bulls***.

Did the Winterval story say that Christians had been banned from Birmingham then? Must have missed that, and I pore over every word in that august organ. Mind you I expect many Christians try to avoid Birmingham these days, I do.

Thats all anti mail bulls***,the left hate the mail (rightly or wrongly),so anything that is written in it,is totally bulls***.
All this winter crap is just that crap.
But there are many primary schools who no longer do nativity plays now.
Yes they have some sort of "play" but the whole idea of a nativity play is to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
Personally I am not the least bit religious..but if you are going to have an nativity play. Then have one.

Ha ha aint that the ...we all know someone who is addicted to blogs and things....

Be honest, I bet you know someone who believed the winterval story to be gospel. Same with mmr.

Not sure why you've gone on a rant about nativities. It misses the point that the Mail has a track record of deliberate misinformation which many people buy into.

It's a possibility that the 'I want to knife a Muslim' nomark has had his opinion shaped by misinformation, at least concede that.