Posted on 10/24/2005 2:08:56 AM PDT by Eurotwit
British banks are banning piggy banks because they may offend some Muslims.
Halifax and NatWest banks have led the move to scrap the time-honoured symbol of saving from being given to children or used in their advertising, the Daily Express/Daily Star group reports here.
Muslims do not eat pork, as Islamic culture deems the pig to be an impure animal.
Salim Mulla, secretary of the Lancashire Council of Mosques, backed the bank move.
"This is a sensitive issue and I think the banks are simply being courteous to their customers," he said.
However, the move brought accusations of political correctness gone mad from critics.
"The next thing we will be banning Christmas trees and cribs and the logical result of that process is a bland uniformity," the Dean of Blackburn, Reverend Christopher Armstrong, said.
"We should learn to celebrate our difference, not be fearful of them."
Khalid Mahmoud, the Labour MP for a Birmingham seat and one of four Muslim MPs in Britain, also criticised the piggy-bank ban.
"We live in a multicultural society and the traditions and symbols of one community should not be obliterated just to accommodate another," Mr Mahmoud said.
"I doubt many Muslims would be seriously offended by piggy banks."
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These Euros have lost their minds. How many Jews ever called for the banning of piggy banks?
What is wrong with these people? They should just cut off their own heads, save the Islmaofacists the effort.
Ummmm...it's not a real pig...it's made of plastic. Are muslims really so stupid that they are offended by plastic?
Now if it were a plastic pig buggering Muhammad I could see them taking some offense (although even that wouldn't be as offensive as what is passed off as art targeting Christianity).
Wow! Good idea.
They should also ban dogs. Seeing eye dogs too.
Muslims don't like dogs either.
I think that all the tellers should wear veils and at least cover their hair. Those sluts shouldn't have their hair hanging all over like that.
It's Ramadan now too. They shouldn't be seen drinking coffee like that in the bank. It's insulting and frustrating to Muslims who cannot drink nor eat during the day at Ramadan.
Oh, and if they touch male customers, they should be stoned.
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ok, now i have an idea to help the wot. we need to get addresses in muslims capitols and voluntarily send them piggy banks thru the mail. write the return addy as the dnc headquarters. does anyone know how to get addys of other cities on the net? please please please. this could actually help the muslims and democrats understand each other much better, lol.
Muslims also find Jews offensive - When will Britain start banning them as well?
Jews have avoided pork for far longer and just now the twits develop a sensitive side? Wonderful.
Hammi, the Muslim Pig..
Screw the damn Moos. I'm gonna buy a pig and name it Mohammed.
This is why without our assistance, Great Britain would be goosetepping while speaking German.
Please make sure it's a female pig.
The Mother Country is going insane.
>> The Mother Country is going insane.
"Gone", not "going".
This Jew had one as a kid.
I didn't eat it ;)
As you can see it is a business led decision.
I think this article proves more that tot all those in top paying jobs in the city are worth the money they are paid.
I think that all the tellers should wear veils and at least cover their hair. Those sluts shouldn't have their hair hanging all over like that.
Charging interest also offends Muslims. They will be banning that soon.
Ever notice how the political correctness enforcers always seek out the most extreme and intolerant people and cater to their whims so as not to "offend?" They never asked the opinion of this tolerant Muslim (who is a member of Parliament). Instead, they seek the opinion of the most intolerant Muslims they can find (an easy task), the type who expect non-Muslims to act and believe exactly like Muslims. Evidently, it is not a part of "multiculturalism" that both parties can compromise and have a live-and-let-live attitude. It is only okay with the pc enforcers to accommodate people who hold the most extreme and inflexible views. And this is in the name of "tolerance!"
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