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Piglet - offensive to Muslims

posted 19 years ago by gsims77
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'NOVELTY pig calendars and toys have been banned from a council office — in case they offend Muslim staff.

Workers in the benefits department at Dudley Council, West Midlands, were told to remove or cover up all pig-related items, including toys, porcelain figures, calendars and even a tissue box featuring Winnie the Pooh and Piglet.

Bosses acted after a Muslim complained about pig-shaped stress relievers delivered to the council in the run-up to the Islamic festival of Ramadan.

Muslims are barred from eating pork in the Koran and consider pigs unclean.

Councillor Mahbubur Rahman, a practising Muslim, backed the ban. He said: “It’s a tolerance of people’s beliefs.”'

Click this link for more info (sorry you have to copy and paste it, doesnt seem to like links here)

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005450600,00.html

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[–] andersnox 17 years ago

This year is the year of the Pig in China. Muslims in eastern China are complaining..

The reason why pork got banned from the plates was that the meat was/is hard to keep hygenic in warm climate. Makes sense.

Bannig pigs high and low is madness!

[–] freedumb2003 17 years ago

I find muslims and the accursed quran as authored by that maniac muhomed (may he burn in hell forever between 2 Farmer John's Ham shoulders) offensive.

Do I get to ensure they don't bring that evil screed into the public forum?

I am very, VERY offended by it.