Posted on 05/08/2009 4:47:07 PM PDT by Cindy
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May 8, 2009
UK bans cross-shaped medal as offensive to Muslims and Hindus
When in Muslim countries, non-Muslims must conform their behavior to Muslim sensibilities. In non-Muslim countries, non-Muslims must conform their behavior to Muslim sensibilities. Got it?
It is a pity that the prevailing multiculturalist fog is such that the Hindus joined this initiative. They may ultimately find their allies in this struggle turning on them.
Cultural Abdication Alert from Absurd Britannia: "Queen's medal of honour scrapped... because it's too Christian for Muslims and Hindus," from the Daily Mail, May 8 (thanks to all who sent this in):
A medal established by the Queen is being withdrawn after it was declared unlawful and offensive to Muslims and Hindus. The cross-shaped honour - The Trinity Cross of the Order of Trinity - has been handed to distinguished members of the former colony of Trinidad and Tobago.
Cricketers Brian Lara and Garfield Sobers are among those who have received the medal along with diplomats and politicians.
The Christian name and cross are now being replaced with the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago - a circular medal featuring a sun, stars, water and a map of the islands.
The Privy Council, made up of 12 law lords, ruled the merit decoration was unlawful because it discriminates against non-Christians.
Now other honours are being reviewed over their references to Christian Saints or symbols....
The Maha Sabha, the Hindu organisation, and the Islamic Relief Centre Ltd have been fighting to get a new non-religious order of merit since 2004.
The High Court in Trinidad and Tobago ruled the decoration discriminated against non Christians but said it did not have the power to invalidate the royal order.
Judge Jamadar said: 'The Trinity Cross - the nation’s highest award - is strictly a Christian symbol, and as a result, it discriminates in a multi-religious society.'...
Posted by Robert at May 8, 2009 12:40 PM
I guess one of the Queen’s titles should now be “Defender of radical Islam”.
such sad news
That would be like scraping our Congressional Medal of Honor...
And what about the Victoria Cross ???
Muslim Britain on the march...
I don’t give a damn what is offensive to muslims. Muslims are offensive to me.
Sounds like the UK is just going to bend over and let them take over their country. The USA will be next.
This is all the San Francisco Judicial District (9th?) needs. More ludicrous decision in the making.
Thanks for posting, Cindy (and Robert Spencer). Great comments at link. BTTT!!!
Jeez, why don’t they just go ahead and implement sharia law, it’s gonna happen sooner or later.
Not-So-Great Britain strikes again. Their Loony Left makes ours look almost sane.
The UK is lost. Long live the PC.
Judging from the way the US has completely swooned over the gay marriage debacle, we won’t do much more than the UK when the Muslims demand their PC.
We live in a world turned upside down, where foolishness is considered wisdom.
And where evil is considered good, and good evil.
What will be interesting is when Islamic & Hindu symbols start popping up on official government items (if they haven't already). So, if a non-Muslim/non-Hindu protests to the not-so-Great British government that the Islamic/Hindu offends them, will the symbol be as quickly removed?
What's that? Move on, there's nothing to see here? Gotcha. I thought so.
I think the time has passed when England was a non-Moslem country. The English Establishment knows the future and is trying to ease it in ahead of time.
“And what about the Victoria Cross ???”
That was my thought, too. If the Brits bring this sort of thing upon themselves voluntarily, then they surely deserve the consequences.
I immediately thought of Charles Upton...
he was awarded the VC twice during WWI
Hey wait!! I’m offended, are not the sun, stars and water pagan symbols...?
UNgland...
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