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2007-11-02 Britain

Christmas should be 'downgraded' to help race relations says Labour think tank

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-11-02 13:16|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Since many races celebrate Christmas, it should be upgraded...

Posted by Crereper Bucket4485 2007-11-02 13:38|| 2007-11-02 13:38|| Front Page Top

#2 'even-handedness' means public organisations must start giving other religions equal footing.

Gah, what an endless multi-culti screed. I have no problem "giving other religions equal footing", just so long as they are committed to peaceful coexistence and mutual respect for the lives of others. And I think we can all see where that's leading ...

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-11-02 13:45|| 2007-11-02 13:45|| Front Page Top

#3 My God!!!!!!! Could they get any more Orwellian / Communist than state ownership of child rearing???? Any bets on who is the senior partner??
"Birth ceremonies", at which state and parents agree to "work in partnership" to bring up children."

WTF?? "Asians" don't have cars? An WTF is wrong with white?
"Action to "ensure access" for ethnic minorities to "largely white" countryside"

Fits right in with Charlie. Why stop here abolish the COE altogether as a state religion....
"Bishops being thrown out of the House of Lords"
" An end to "sectarian" religious education "

Anyone wanna bet on the predominant color of the chosen flags????
"Flying flags other than the Union Jack."

Yep, green is the correct answer. But with a tasteful dollop of red.

I use to like England / UK too bad that it will be gone the way of the Dodo inside of a decade.

Posted by AlanC 2007-11-02 13:48|| 2007-11-02 13:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Christmas should be 'downgraded' to help race relations says Labour think tank

This Christian says FUCK YOU LaboUr, since you worship Marx and I'll Worship ~~Santa~~ what ever I want!!
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Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg 2007-11-02 13:52|| 2007-11-02 13:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Whom ever said "There will always be an England." was wrong. 10 years max. Between the EU whores, the commies and the muzzie thugs the old fashioned stiff upper lip doesn't stand a chance.

Any freedom loving Brits had best make their travel plans early.

Posted by AlanC 2007-11-02 14:15|| 2007-11-02 14:15|| Front Page Top

#6 An WTF is wrong with white?

According to multiculturalism, everything.

Yep, green is the correct answer. But with a tasteful dollop of red.

No surprise, really. I mean, really, this is all about Christmas, right?

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-11-02 14:29|| 2007-11-02 14:29|| Front Page Top

#7 Hmm. You know, they're right! I've been celebrating Christmas exclusively, and like they say, I should be more multicultural. Show some diversity, and all that.

This year I will celebrate a holiday from Asia....specifically, the Middle East.

Happy Chanukah, y'all! ;)

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2007-11-02 14:31|| 2007-11-02 14:31|| Front Page Top

#8 A perpetucal, non-stop celebration of Quansa is the obvious answer. Let't get some Christmas hip-hop rappin tunes on!

Posted by Besoeker 2007-11-02 14:37|| 2007-11-02 14:37|| Front Page Top

#9 This "tink tank" should just say "Bah Humnbug!!" and crawl back under a rock.

Posted by Crereper Bucket4485 2007-11-02 14:45|| 2007-11-02 14:45|| Front Page Top

#10 Wow! Is it April Fools day already! It just kinda sneaks up on ya every year...

Posted by tu3031 2007-11-02 14:49|| 2007-11-02 14:49|| Front Page Top

#11 Fine. As long as the other "races" allow celebrations in their countries without trying to kill, tax, convert, torture, repress them. I'm looking at you Muzzies.

Other than that, fuck off labour. Move to Iran and see how you like the "tolerance" and "relations".

Ass-twats.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-11-02 14:52|| 2007-11-02 14:52|| Front Page Top

#12 Ignorant Yank asking a question here:
What does the Queen do, being Defender of the Faith and all?

IS she still Defender of the Faith, for that matter?

Posted by eLarson 2007-11-02 15:16|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2007-11-02 15:16|| Front Page Top

#13 Labour didnt say this. A think tank did. The distinctin was erased by the headline in the Daily Mail.

Do we really want to go over the Daily Mail's background again?

Posted by Liberalhawk 2007-11-02 15:18|| 2007-11-02 15:18|| Front Page Top

#14 It's a damn shame. I used to consider myself an Anglophile. Long live the Queen, the Royal Navy, James Bond, the Beatles, Jaguar, Rolls Royce, Tanqueray...Shakespeare, Dickens, Churchill, Chaucer, Victoria, Thatcher, etc. This was a great, great nation. It has been arguably the most influential nation in world history which is truly remarkable given its actual size and population in comparison with other nations. Maybe World War I and World War II were just too much for them and they never really recovered.

But I remember a time before Tony Blair when the Labour Party platform was considered a suicide note because they could never get elected with it. Then came Mr. Blair who apparently modified it somewhat and took advantage of unhappiness with John Major to get himself elected. Now it looks like they are back into the suicide mode with a vengeance and the really scary part is now they are in power.

In this country, the US, I have thought for a long time that Christmas has been commercialized to the point where it means nothing except for a chance for retailers to make a profit. It can be depressing if you let it. I would actually like to see it downgraded to the point where it is just a religious holiday to be celebrated only by those of us who actually believe in Jesus. We would go to church on Christmas Eve, have a big family dinner on Christmas Day and that would be it. That way we wouldn't have to go shopping. We wouldn't have to call it "The Holidays". We could call it what it is, Christmas.

The report notes that England isn't very religious anymore, that it isn't really much of a Christian country anymore. In a Christian baptism, the congregation vows to help the young parents to make sure a baby is raised in the faith. Now the state wants to take over. But the state has no faith, no morals, no values and neither will the children.

Watch out, folks. The Muslims will step into the vacuum.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-11-02 15:41|| 2007-11-02 15:41|| Front Page Top

#15 Cromwell got rid of Christmas too. Lot of good it did him.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-11-02 15:45|| 2007-11-02 15:45|| Front Page Top

#16 eLarson, the Queen probably is defending her faith.

As for the Prince, I am sure too... the only question is which one?

Posted by twobyfour 2007-11-02 16:12|| http://www.twobyfour.info]">[http://www.twobyfour.info] 2007-11-02 16:12|| Front Page Top

#17 A fine and thoughtful post, Ebbang Uluque6305.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-11-02 16:14|| 2007-11-02 16:14|| Front Page Top

#18 Yes, Cromwell and the Puritans banned it because it smelled of pagan winter solstice celebrations. It was banned even in New England. The Christmas we identify with was a concoction of New York merchants in the first half of the 19th Century and 'validated' by the trendy Queen Victoria and Consort in the latter half. Given those roots, I certainly understand Labour's distaste for it. Socialist puritanism isn't anymore tolerable than the original flavor. It's likely they're going to find out that the populi love their games and celebrations.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-11-02 16:30|| 2007-11-02 16:30|| Front Page Top

#19 I thought Christmas was controlled by a syndicate from the East.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2007-11-02 19:34|| 2007-11-02 19:34|| Front Page Top

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Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-11-02 21:40|| 2007-11-02 21:40|| Front Page Top

#21 [pass the word, Guy Fawkes Day is on, 3 shopping days left.....shhhhhh]

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-11-02 22:50|| 2007-11-02 22:50|| Front Page Top

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