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Year of the Pig sparks some porkies [Ho Hum Muslims Are Offended]
News.com.au ^ | 01/01/07 | Rowan Callick

Posted on 02/04/2007 1:59:56 PM PST by MotleyGirl70

ON February 18, the Chinese world will usher in the new year of an animal, but its identity will be suppressed. A billion people will view China's - and the world's - most-watched annual television show, the Chinese New Year's Eve variety spectacular, but the viewers will be no wiser as to which animal is involved.

Left out ... pigs won't be mentioned in China's Year of the Pig celebrations to avoid offending the country's Muslim population / File

(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: asia; china; islam; lunarnewyear; moslem; muslim; muslims; pigs; prc

1 posted on 02/04/2007 2:00:03 PM PST by MotleyGirl70
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To: MotleyGirl70

A billion dhimmis...


2 posted on 02/04/2007 2:07:52 PM PST by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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To: MotleyGirl70

Is there anything that DOESN'T offend the Muslims?


3 posted on 02/04/2007 2:10:36 PM PST by Huntress (Proud owner of Norman/Norma, the transsexual attack cat.)
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To: Huntress

Terrorism.


4 posted on 02/04/2007 2:12:29 PM PST by West Coast Conservative (Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.)
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To: Huntress

Aparently not; they're always unhappy or offended over something or another.


5 posted on 02/04/2007 2:14:28 PM PST by MotleyGirl70
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Seems muslims are always angry or offended,seems democrats are always angry or offended.

Seems those who hate freedom,are always angry or offended.

6 posted on 02/04/2007 2:15:05 PM PST by mdittmar (May God watch over those who serve,and have served, to keep us free.)
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To: MotleyGirl70

This is strange. The Uighurs are supposed to not be particularly violent, though there is a peaceful separatist movement to create an East Turkmenistan. Usually the Communist Government doesn't make such considerations about offending one of its minorities. Is the threat of social turmoil and unrest that high already?


7 posted on 02/04/2007 2:29:51 PM PST by Jedi Master Pikachu ( WND, NewsMax, Townhall.com, Brietbart.com, and Drudge Report are not valid news sources.)
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To: MotleyGirl70

OINK to the top!!!!


8 posted on 02/04/2007 2:38:33 PM PST by FreedomGuru (School's Out- Happy Birthday Alice Cooper)
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9 posted on 02/04/2007 2:44:56 PM PST by BenLurkin
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Glad china is so PC. Personally, I'm for using jihadi corpses to feed to the pigs.


10 posted on 02/04/2007 2:51:31 PM PST by pissant
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To: MotleyGirl70

Why are the Muslims offended THIS time? Doesn't the "year of the boar" occur every 12 years?


11 posted on 02/04/2007 4:09:35 PM PST by toothfairy86
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"The Shanghai Islamic Association told The Australian: "In the last festival TV show to celebrate this year (12 years ago), the program was full of images of pigs, some of them quite grotesque, and many Muslims were unhappy and complained. "

Yes! You are righto! According to this article it is every 12 years.

I am so sick of the moos being offended.

I am so sick of hearing the news say - the holy city of this and the holy city of that.
12 posted on 02/04/2007 4:17:32 PM PST by A knight without armor
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To: MotleyGirl70
if the Chinese would kill them they wouldn't be offended anymore. Plus they could see the organs a low, low prices.
13 posted on 02/04/2007 4:34:27 PM PST by CzarNicky (The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
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"...I am so sick of hearing the news say - the holy city of this and the holy city of that...."

I am too. Let's turn their holy cities into holely coties.


14 posted on 02/06/2007 6:59:08 AM PST by NCC-1701 (Put an end to organized crime. Abolish the IRS.)
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