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Christmas banned in Oxford by council-owned charity (Getting an early start in the UK!)
Telegraph (UK) ^ | 02 Nov 2008 | Richard Savill

Posted on 11/03/2008 6:09:53 AM PST by IbJensen

A plan by a council-funded charity to ban the word Christmas from this year's festive celebrations has been criticised by religious leaders of all denominations. Oxford city council confirmed the events in the city would be renamed 'Winter Light Festival' to make them more inclusive, provoking outrage among shoppers in the city who called for a return to tradition.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: antichristmas
Sabir Hussain Mirza, chairman of the Muslim Council of Oxford, said: "I am really upset about this.

Now they've gone and done it by canceling Christmas. Even the muslims are upset.

1 posted on 11/03/2008 6:09:54 AM PST by IbJensen
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To: IbJensen

it does not feel

“inclusive”.

it feels retaliatory.


2 posted on 11/03/2008 6:11:34 AM PST by ken21 (people die and you never hear from them again.)
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To: IbJensen

Happy Ramalamadingdong England. You folks are going to be so screwed.....enjoy your Dhimmi status.


3 posted on 11/03/2008 6:13:11 AM PST by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: IbJensen
In the Kevin Costner movie "Robin Hood Prince of Thieves", the Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman) demonstrates what a meanie he is by snarling, "That's it! Christmas is cancelled!"

A throwaway comedy line in a B-movie is now becoming official policy in the UK.

4 posted on 11/03/2008 6:13:15 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: IbJensen

We all knew that no good would come of Henry VIII’s break with the Papacy 500 years ago.....


5 posted on 11/03/2008 6:13:15 AM PST by mlocher (USA is a sovereign nation)
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To: IbJensen

Guess they’ll rename Ramadan......Ram it Down (your throats)


6 posted on 11/03/2008 6:16:40 AM PST by RC2
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To: IbJensen

The Burgermeister comes to the UK.

7 posted on 11/03/2008 6:17:57 AM PST by CASchack
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To: IbJensen

Tell em what a bunch of jerks they are at info@oxfordinspires.org


8 posted on 11/03/2008 6:40:19 AM PST by Wil H (No Accomplishments, No Experience, No Resume, No Records, No References, Nobama..)
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To: Vaquero

Hey, don’t laugh at the English. That’s going to be us in a few years.


9 posted on 11/03/2008 6:44:50 AM PST by ottbmare
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To: bmwcyle

Ping

And so it goes. Truly this is a crisis of faith.


10 posted on 11/03/2008 6:53:54 AM PST by theKid51
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