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Iran rules "decadent" Valentine's Day celebrations a crime
Associated Press ^ | Feb 12, 2016 10:40 AM EST

Posted on 02/12/2016 8:20:22 AM PST by Olog-hai

Iran says it is cracking down on Valentine's Day celebrations and shops engaging in them will be guilty of a crime.

Iranian news outlets reported the police directive Friday warning retailers against promoting "decadent Western culture through Valentine's Day rituals." Police informed Tehran's coffee and ice cream shops trade union to avoid any gatherings in which boys and girls exchange Valentine's Day gifts. ...

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; rop; stvalentinesday; valentinesday
Protecting Christians!
1 posted on 02/12/2016 8:20:23 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Crime? LOL, noooooooo.

A colossal waste of money and time that should be a crime? Yeah.


2 posted on 02/12/2016 8:22:46 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: Olog-hai

[Iran says it is cracking down on Valentine’s Day celebrations and shops engaging in them will be guilty of a crime.]

What is the punishment for love?


3 posted on 02/12/2016 8:30:29 AM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. - Psalm 33:12)
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To: Olog-hai

I thought Muslims were so full of Love


4 posted on 02/12/2016 8:36:07 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: Olog-hai

Inbred idiot savages.


5 posted on 02/12/2016 8:44:30 AM PST by patriot08 (5th generation Texan ...(girl type))
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To: Olog-hai

Have you ever noticed that in America, chocolate is almost always described as decadent?


6 posted on 02/12/2016 10:07:12 AM PST by webheart (We are all pretty much living in a fiction.)
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To: webheart

Sounds like something the liberals encouraged.


7 posted on 02/12/2016 10:09:04 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Yes, Mullahs hate love - they want Iranians to hate - not to love.... to feel revenge, not caring... Why? Because Mullahs are the scum of the earth...


8 posted on 02/12/2016 11:53:22 AM PST by GOPJ (Allowing illegals to stay is like paying ransom to terrorists - incentivized insanity.)
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