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Winnie the Pooh and Piglet Banned in the Name of Religious Tolerance
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| 10/04/2005
| Craig DeLuz
Posted on 10/04/2005 6:01:12 AM PDT by Craig DeLuz
In order to avoid offending Muslim co-workers, those who work in Dudley Council, West Midlands are prohibited from displaying toy pigs; including the popular Winnie the Pooh and Piglet dolls.
At least they are also banning muslim extremists...
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TOPICS: Government; Politics; Religion; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: aclumia; churchandstate; doublestandard; islam; islaminamerica; muslim; piglet; pooh; pork
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To: Rose of Sharn
Representations of living things are forbidden under strict Islam. Pig flesh is forbidden too (makes people take on the charactistics of pigs such as "sloth and adultery").
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posted on
10/04/2005 6:48:48 AM PDT
by
weegee
(The lesson from New Orleans? Smart Growth kills. You can't evacuate dense populations easily.)
To: silverleaf
Someone should float the suggestion of inviting him to be Grand Marshall in the next parade.
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10/04/2005 6:50:52 AM PDT
by
weegee
(The lesson from New Orleans? Smart Growth kills. You can't evacuate dense populations easily.)
To: Rose of Sharn
I could see them putting into effect a ban on heating up bacon in the breakroom microwave (pig grease may splatter, scents may linger...).
And some schools have prohibited students from bringing in PBJ sandwiches in case one student may be allergic to peanuts.
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posted on
10/04/2005 6:53:16 AM PDT
by
weegee
(The lesson from New Orleans? Smart Growth kills. You can't evacuate dense populations easily.)
To: MadIvan
Tell me this is just another example of wacky British humor!
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posted on
10/05/2005 8:55:44 AM PDT
by
Dutchgirl
("We recognize your right to be an ignorant moron," -Just A. Nobody.)
To: Craig DeLuz
So, swine are evil merely for existing? I mean, it's not as though Piglet gets eaten.
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posted on
10/05/2005 9:00:17 AM PDT
by
Sloth
(We cannot defeat foreign enemies of the Constitution if we yield to the domestic ones.)
To: B4Ranch
Don't bother with Pooh. Just fill your bumper with Piglet, Porky Pig and Piggy Bank pics. That should do the trick. :)
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10/05/2005 9:03:49 AM PDT
by
demkicker
(Life has many choices. Eternity has only two. Which one have you chosen?)
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