Government To Mark All Relgious Festivals
THE Institute for Public Policy Research’s pamphlet on improving race relations is required reading at Anorak Towers.
It informs us: “If we are going to continue as a nation to mark Christmas…then our public organisations should mark other major religious festivals too.”
“’Mark all religious festivals,” says the Independent’s headline. And we will.
But what with so many occasions to mark – November 5 – 12 is Road Safety Week 2007; Nov 21 - World Television Day; Nov 19 - 23 Anti-Bullying Week; Nov 21 World Hello Day – we may need to combine two or more happenings to please one and all.
Diwali and Guy Fawke’s night could be marked by tossing the Green Cross Code man atop a huge funeral pyre.
And if the birth of Guru Nanak can be woven into the thread of National Tree Week (Nov 21 – Dec 2?), we can all rest easy…
November 1st, 2007 at 8:51 am
Oh… oh… OH! I can hardly wait…
The Sacred Day of the Birth of the Flying Spaghetti Monster!
Oh, yeah.
November 1st, 2007 at 8:57 am
Just saw SKY News, the bit where they read out people’s texts. One guy text in his outrage which included the following classic ‘…….. why should we……we have celebrated the birth of christ for millions of years’.
The christians stole the mid-winter festival in the first place!
November 1st, 2007 at 9:14 am
exactly! long live the Oak King
November 1st, 2007 at 9:17 am
Why is it that it is NOT other religions who want to destroy everything to do with Christianity in this country, but the left wing liberal-istas most of whom seem to hate everything this country stands for?
November 1st, 2007 at 9:35 am
Always makes me laugh when christians go on about witch-hunts! They invented it - and would quite happily burn many more at the stake given the chance.
4 Albert Hurwood
What does this country stand for? The only thing many of the establishment actually stand for (that I can see) is their daily bj.
November 1st, 2007 at 9:55 am
I am a witch, I already celebrate halloween and even if no-one else did, I still would.
We (as a country) recognise Christmas as a national holiday as it is the main celebration of the church of England. Are we now to have closed shops and expensive taxi rides on all of these holidays? Will we all have to take part in Ramadan?
This is PC gone madder!
November 1st, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Christmas is just a nice story and an excuse to eat loads and get presents. The country would be dull without it. They should trawl world religions for entertaining festivals - nothing involving fasting or slaughtering - and incorporate them (Hindu festivals are fun) - otherwise they should leave us alone.
Also they should be honest - most Muslims and Sikhs send their kids to Catholic schools - they don’t find Christ offensive, they prefer him to Godless secularism - so Godless secularists should come out the closet - admit they want to get rid of Christianity from public life and stop blaming minorities that already get blamed for job loses/services overload/benefit cheats and lots of other things they’re not responsible for.
November 1st, 2007 at 9:36 pm
Roll on the four day week.
November 2nd, 2007 at 9:33 am
How about making Norman Hunters birthday a national holiday?
Leg Biting day perhaps?
November 8th, 2007 at 10:38 am
Google Albert Hurwood + BNP + Swindon Advertiser, not that his politics aren’t transparent anyway.