Is the image of the UK going to be portrayed as a country that tries too hard to cover up things in our our culture/ herritage/ traditions so that our country does not offend others. The government is responsible, and they are offending me!
Why was it proposed that christmas lights should now be called festival lights? We should not turn our beliefs into taboos. Who are we offending?
I would like to know if people are truly offended by the traditions of Christmas (and anything else) ... as i would like to think it is all just media hype.
When people travel the world Eg: go to Thailand, Egypt, Japan, China they go there to see, experience and embrace their cultures including religious/local festivals, food, drink...also we learn what is socially unacceptable - how to behave without offending them by the way we dress and the body language we use.
I would be gutted if i went to Thailand and was not able to enjoy their culture.
2006-09-14 23:01:57 · 24 answers · asked by Estee 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
People go on about the UK being a Christian country and talk about Muslims not belonging here. CHRISTIANITY started in a muslim country, (PALESTINE). JESUS was an ARAB, he was born on ARAB land, his mother was ARAB, he grew up on ARAB LAND. So remember that your following an ARAB religion.
I dont understand some of you people, you hate Muslims and ARABS, yet you follow an ARAB religion. You don't accept middle eastern values, yet your following a middle eastern religion.
MUSLIM, CHRISTIANS and JEW ARE ALL DECENDENTS OF ABRAHAM, YET YOU DONT GET ON. Whats wrong with people.
AGAIN, UNEDUCATED PEOPLE ANSWERING QUESTIONS..............TYPICAL RACISTS....
2006-09-15 09:07:43 · answer #1 · answered by Mr curious 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The really stupid thing is nobody actually IS offended by it! There have been numerous surveys done, and they've received absolutely tiny (less than 1%) of people who think this should happen - when they've had anyone say it at all.
More likely than trying to remove 'prejudice' the corporation is trying to remove all the religious element from it and turn it into a money grabbing hype. Some shops have had 'festival' lights since AUGUST.
2006-09-14 23:39:05 · answer #2 · answered by Mordent 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off I don't think Christmas is inherently offensive.
Tha being said, who really cares if it's called a festival tree or a christmas tree? What's the big deal? If you're a christian, call it a christmas tree if that's what you like. I don't necessarily think it's a bad thing that everyone's seperating church from politics. I'm not a religious person, and I dislike the fact that most of the world is still controlled by religion.
I love the holiday season, not as a time to celebrate christianity, but as a time to celebrate family and friends.
2006-09-15 01:23:18 · answer #3 · answered by simplyrelaxinginblvl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The only things I get annoyed about Christmas, in no particular order, are:
1) The pressure to outdo people at giving presents
2) How people in sales lose all sense of civility and elbow/bite/scratch just so that junior can get the latest Power Ranger toy
3) The constant jingling of bells and Christmassy songs everywhere I turn from October all the way through December
4) Getting socks and a pair of slippers every year
2006-09-14 23:07:23 · answer #4 · answered by k² 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This belief in appeasing others so much that you forget your traditions and culture is only found in the UK especially with the present political correctness. I appreciate other cultures and am thankful that we are all different but that does not mean that I place a mask and cover up on my traditions and beliefs all in the name of pleasing others. I am for Christmas its a celebration of the birth of Christ not just a holiday...
2006-09-14 23:24:44 · answer #5 · answered by CK1 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We don't have that problem in Ireland, obviously. But from where I originate, USA, it is becoming a nightmare. There's a little thing called separation of church and state. So now the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) takes anyone to court if they find religious symbols, now even Christmas trees on public (council) property. It's getting so bad that kids in public schools can no longer have Christmas parties or anything.
2006-09-14 23:49:07 · answer #6 · answered by Munster 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't speak for everyone but I don't personally know anyone who's offended by Christmas. I personally quite like having Christmas and not a 'holiday season'. I'm not religious, but both parents were raised as Christian, so I guess I have a thin patina of secular Christianity over a gaping black hole of agnosticism, which doubtless gives me a different point of view from those of other religions.
2006-09-14 23:14:21 · answer #7 · answered by lauriekins 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't think any reasonable person is offended by Christmas. It is self-loathing, right-on local councils who ban Christmas and make-beleive that we would still be giving gifts and hanging lights in December if it were not Christmas. I doubt they even consult the minorites whose feeling they claim to be protecting.
For me the nadir of this PC garbage had to be Tessa Jowell's ministerial 'season's greetings' card of a few years ago. To celebrate multicultural Britain it had a collage of images with nothing Christian, but which included a Hindu temple. If she wanted to send out cards for Diwali, no problem, but putting a Hindu temple on a card which is a Christmas card in all but name is insulting to everyone.
2006-09-14 23:12:30 · answer #8 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm offended by christmas. The christians hijacked the pagan mid-winter festival so I think it would be a fitting return to take the religion back out.
2006-09-14 23:08:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe anyone is offended. But many bureaucrats dealing with racial discrimination have to be constantly seeking to justify their salaries, by bringing in new restrictions. Also, they probably believe that their political party will obtain lots of votes from non-Christians - and they could well be right. In England we celebrate other faiths' festivals as an example of friendship.
2006-09-14 23:41:22 · answer #10 · answered by Malcolm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm offended that people are offended at Christmas. But you know what? No matter how much people try to ignore God, they will still be judged by Him and are in for a rude awakening after death.
"When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish and the hope of unjust men perisheth"
2006-09-14 23:05:13 · answer #11 · answered by IL Padrino 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋