British Christians have launched a crowdfund campaign in an effort to buy a remote Scottish Island eyed by a radical Islamic cleric. Sheikh Yasser al-Habib had previously disclosed plans to purchase the uninhabited island of Torsa and transform it into a self-governing, sharia-compliant caliphate.
In a video address to his followers, al-Habib, who claimed asylum in Britain 20 years ago, revealed that his group had previously considered an island located on the Canada-United States border, but was unable to acquire it due to financial constraints and competition from a Canadian charity.
As a result, he set his sights on Torsa, one of the Slate Islands in Scotland, which is just over a mile long and has a single farmhouse on its lush land. The Gaelic name for the island is derived from Old Norse and has been translated to mean “Thorir’s island” or possibly “Thor’s Island.” The island is only accessible by private boat from the nearby island of Luing, which is connected to the mainland by a bridge.
Currently valued at £1.5 million to purchase, its dedicated website states that it is ripe for opportunities.
“There are many attractions in the area, or you can just relax and do nothing. Wildlife abounds, the days are quiet and the nights are peaceful and dark,” reads the description. “Torsa is a remote holiday location suitable for those with a sense of adventure. “
But Al-Habib, who already runs military-style Muslim training camps in Europe, told his followers that his group planned to build its own school, hospital, and mosque on the Scottish island, where they intend to institute sharia law.
The plans have been met by furious backlash from locals and it is understood that the Island’s current owner is unwilling to sell the land to Al-Habib, according to the Daily Mail.
Due to the owner of the land rejecting the Islamic hate-figure’s offer, Christians have now banded together in an effort to buy the land and keep it out of Al-Habib’s hands.
Father Calvin Robinson, a British political commentator and Catholic cleric, recently stepped up and declared that he has created a GiveSendGo to “Reclaim the island for Christendom.”
Writing on Substack, Father Robinson expressed his motivation and said he felt “inspired” to buy the island.
“In what you could call a Holy Spirit moment, I felt inspired to snap the land up for Christendom instead. Why sit around and tweet about the ‘religion of peace’ taking over our land when we can do something about it? It is time we became more proactive as Christians. So, I launched a crowdfund to do just that. I figured I have a decent number of followers; if we all chipped in £5/$5, we would have enough to buy the island with money left over for improvements,” Father Robinson wrote in the GoFundMe’s description.
Father Robinson’s campaign has already gained significant traction, with the donations reaching 10% of the targeted £1.5 million goal.
Today, Father Robinson announced the campaign had hit a milestone.
“We have just hit £150,000! That is 10% of our target reached. Thank you to everybody who has donated so far. This is really happening. We are reclaiming land for Christendom. Tell your friends, set up a monthly subscription, let us finish the job,” he wrote on social media.
Speaking to The Publica, Father Robinson encouraged more Christians to take a proactive approach to their faith.
“We’ve spent so long being passive that we’ve watched Christendom crumble around us. And now, we have an invading force of a contradictory ideology, people that hate us, hate our way of life and hate our lord and savior Jesus Christ,” he said.
“The only answer is to stand firm in the faith, to boldly and publicly proclaim the faith and that means taking back land for Christendom. It means doing active good works, it means putting Christ first and hopefully this will be the first of many such objectives, many of such missions for publicly creating space for the praise and worship of the one true God.”
As the battle for the Scottish island continues, the clash between Christian and Islamic aspirations has ignited a fervent response from Father Robinson and his supporters, who are determined to prevent the establishment of a sharia-governed enclave on British soil.
