Church leaders from England's black majority churches are meeting today to discuss the radicalisation of British African and Carribbean youths.
They're concerned about an apparent trend towards radicalisation of former Christians.
It's after army Drummer Lee Rigby was hacked to death in broad daylight as he returned to Woolwich barracks from the Tower of London in May.
Chair of Minority Ethnic Christian Affairs Bishop Simon Iheanacho, who's at the gathering, told Premier's Marcus Jones during the News Hour that churches are not doing enough to stop this:
Those attending say they are wary over deliberate attempts by terror groups to recruit vulnerable young men in prisons and elsewhere. This comes in the wake of evidence such as that of the Bromley-born, so-called, 'shoe bomber' Richard Reid, who attempted to blow up an American Airlines plane in 2002. It's believed he converted to Islam when he was at Feltham young offenders' institution in west London. Umar Islam, born Brian Young, found guilty of a foiled suicide bombing attempt on a trans-Atlantic airplane in 2006, converted to Islam in 2001 after being introduced to the religion by a friend. Kibley Da Costa, known as Abdul Khaliq after converting to Islam, who was jailed in 2007 for helping to run terror training camps in New Forest and Berkshire was brought up in a Christian family.
Dr Eric Brown, Presiding Bishop of the New Testament Church of God said:
"We need to understand how to help steer young people away from destructive, radicalised lifestyles; as well as to uncover what churches need to do better in areas where we may have failed young people in the past".
Speakers at the seminar include: Richard Reddie, Author, Black Muslims in Britain: Why Are a Growing Number of Young Black People converting to Islam?; Dr David Muir, Co-Chair National Church Leaders Forum; Jennifer Crook, Equality and Diversity Adviser for the Methodist Church; Pastor Ade Omooba, Co-Chair of the National Church Leaders Forum, and Taalib Alexander from the Tackling Extremism and Radicalisation Task Force. The Old Bailey trial of two men accused of murdering soldier Lee Rigby has been set for 18 November.
Muslim converts Michael Adebolajo from Romford, east London, and Michael Adebowale, from Greenwich, south-east London are charged with Rigby's murder.