people who originate in the Indian sub continent being allowed to perform open air cremations of their dead in England...!! this is against British law...
Do you not think that as they live here they should conform to our customs and practices..?
2006-07-13 07:15:06 · 14 answers · asked by notgnal 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I agree with Jack. They made a choice to come here therefore they must obey the laws and respect the culture. We do when we go abroad (well most of us...).
It's called respect.
2006-07-13 07:20:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When the cremation law was created I doubt that there was any requirement to accommodate other religions and beliefs. You could argue that the law should be changed to suit today's multicultural society.
In this instance I don't believe that burning a body (if done safely and away from a built up area) is a problem and therefore the law could be safely changed.
But why should the law be changed to conform to non-native beliefs? If I went to live in another country, I would abide by the local laws. Certainly, I would take my English, western, capitalist, athiest principles with me but I wouldn't force them on anyone else.
We're going down a dangerous route in this country at the moment. We manage to alienate whole communities and then the government tries to integrate them with new laws. All this does is create an image, amplified by the press, of positive discrimination which, in turn, creates a greater divide and fuels hatred and the rise of scum like the British National Party.
Non-native religions shouldn't need to fight against or fear the values of white middle England. These should be respected in the same way I would respect the laws and values of another country. They should fear the values created by a bitter, mis-informed, uneducated, divided England.
Of course, I say this sitting at my computer, in a leafy suburb of Buckinghamshire without a single black or asian person within a 5 mile radius.
2006-07-14 00:09:56 · answer #2 · answered by C T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What may be legal in India is not legal in England. Therefore, anyone from any country should abide by the laws of the country they are in. If the practice is against British law, then that's the way it is, and people who originate from the Indian sub continent must abide by that law. If they became citizens of England, then they should abide by British law. If they are living in England without being citizens, then they are guests in England; they should behave like guests and abide by British law.
2006-07-13 07:22:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think all that sort of thing stinks ! sorry bout that totally unintentional did not even notice that I had typed it?! My personal annoyance is as u are all maybe aware in England we are having a knife crackdown so why the bloody hell can the Asian bloke down the road a Sikh I think ! wear his going to the temple attire on the street which includes a pair of short wavy bladed long knives / short swords ? if I was to get a tug from the gavvers and was found to be carrying a Swiss army knife thing I would probably get me collar felt so by these stupid laws if I was a Taliban I could take my AK 47 out on the street ? yes mate something is very wrong here Also I have noticed that in the past few years if a group of white English blokes gets into a brawl with a group of Asian guys it is always reported as a terrible racist attack But if a group of Asian guys jump a couple of white guys it is just a common garden assault with no mention of racist attack so whats the difference then ?????????
2006-07-13 14:23:17 · answer #4 · answered by PARADOX 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it's the usual problem of one rule for us and one for them. It's not about racism - it's about the fact that these people from other countries that live here are given the right to do things differently whereas we are told how to live our lives so as not to offend others. Why is a teenager not allowed into a shop or wearing a hooded top yet a woman muslim is allowed into a shop with their whole face covered apart from their eyes? That's what I call discrimination and it's unfair. I'm not racist, I have friends from different ethnic groups and they agree with me too. If you go to other countries we have to, and quite rightly so, respect and abide their laws so why shouldn't they? It shows us lack of respect and disregard for the way we live in this country.
2006-07-13 07:23:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, they do say "when in Rome do as the Romans do" but you can't mess with someone's religion so it's probably time the law was changed to allow this but it would have to be in a special place, perhaps at the back of our existing crematoriums.
2006-07-13 07:23:25 · answer #6 · answered by blondie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the problem with this country, we allow them to carry on with their own cultures here BUT>>>>if we were over there, could we practice our customs = not a chance!
2006-07-13 07:18:55 · answer #7 · answered by jack 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if they don't want to abide by British law, they should have stayed in India.
2006-07-13 07:22:15 · answer #8 · answered by Cymalon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was not aware of this, are you certain this is not some myth perpetrated by ignorant bigots trying to stir up trouble?
After all if its allowed then its not against the law, or no one can do it, can they??
2006-07-13 07:21:53 · answer #9 · answered by Ice Queen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes we have to abide by their laws when in their country
2006-07-13 07:19:26 · answer #10 · answered by JAMES W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋