Posted on 12/17/2008 5:33:17 AM PST by Sammy67
At least in this case study from Absurd Britannia, the backtracking began almost immediately. "Mother told to take down her Christmas lights... in case they offend her non-Christian neighbours," from the Daily Mail, December 16 (thanks to James):
A woman has spoken of how she was told to remove her Christmas lights by a housing association worker - in case they offended her non-Christian neighbours. Dorothy Glenn decorates her home in South Shields with hundreds of festive lights every year, including a giant tree and a 4ft Santa Claus.
But she was left stunned this year when a South Tyneside Homes worker called at her house to inform her that the decorations she was displaying might be offending her neighbours.
The association last night apologised to Mrs Glenn and insisted that removing Christmas lights was not part of their policy.
The 41-year-old mother-of-three said:
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Now if it were me I would put even more lights up.
But that’s just me.
At least the “lights incident” was resolved successfully. The next story below that is perhaps more disturbing:
UK: Salvation Army can’t rattle collection tins — it might “offend other religions”
Could it be that the rattle of the collecting tins is too bell-like? For the prohibition of bells is part of Islamic law for dhimmis: “Such non-Muslim subjects [of the Islamic state] are obliged to comply with Islamic rules that pertain to the safety and indemnity of life, reputation, and property. In addition, they...are forbidden to openly display wine or pork, (A: to ring church bells or display crosses,) recite the Torah or Evangel aloud, or make public display of their funerals and feastdays...” — ‘Umdat al-Salik o11.5
“After 130 years of fundraising, Sally Army told to stop rattling collecting tins because it might ‘offend other religions,’” by Paul Harris in the Daily Mail, December 15 (thanks to James):
For 130 years they have been part of Christmas, filling the air in towns across the land with music and carols.
But one thing is missing from the repertoire of Salvation Army bands this year - the percussion of rattling tins.
Members have been forbidden to shake their charity tins - even if it’s done in time to the music - in case it harasses or intimidates people. One said she had been told it might also offend other religions.
[...]
‘I jokingly told them off for not shaking their tins,’ said Mr Keywood, 78, a retired telecoms executive. ‘They said they weren’t allowed to do that in case it caused offence to other religions. They said they’d been told rattling a tin was considered to be intimidating.
‘I don’t know who makes up these rules but I suspect it will have something to do with human rights. I do feel Britain has lost its way on things like this.’...
You can say that again.
Has that moron been fired?!!??
Is it OK with you, Oh Delusional One, if we each decide for ourselves if this is "much of a story"?
As for being already posted, I am the center of the universe, not you.
Didn't you get the memo?
Why the attitude? Did you get turned down for the mod job?
“Is it OK with you, Oh Delusional One, if we each decide for ourselves if this is “much of a story”?
Exactly why is this story an example of a major problems? One person complains. The neighbors and the association both say the display is no problem, and it stays up. Gosh, what a horrible situation. Christmas has obviously been destroyed.
“Why the attitude? Did you get turned down for the mod job?”
Oh please.
Consider the fact that Christmas cookies cause cancer. We need to do something about anything Christmas (or is it Xmas?)
L
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