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British Red Cross bans Christmas so as not to ‘offend’ Muslims

Posted: November 19, 2011, Author: barenakedislam, Filed under: Islamic Britain

Christmas has been banned by the Red Cross from its 430 fund- raising shops. Staff have been ordered to take down decorations and to remove any other signs of the Christian festival because they could be offensive to Muslims.

(Yes, in fact, Christmas does offend many Muslims but it offends even more communists on the Left)

UK DAILY MAIL The charity’s politically-correct move triggered an avalanche of criticism and mockery last night – from Christians. Christine Banks, a volunteer at a Red Cross shop in New Romney, Kent, said: ‘We put up a nativity scene in the window and were told to take it out. It seems we can’t have anything that means Christmas. We’re allowed to have some tinsel but that’s it. ‘When we send cards they have to say season’s greetings or best wishes. They must not be linked directly to Christmas. ‘When we asked we were told it is because we must not upset Muslims.’

Mrs Banks added: ‘ We have been instructed that we can’t say anything about Christmas and we certainly can’t have a Christmas tree. ‘ I think the policy is offensive to Muslims as well as to us. No reasonable person can object to Christians celebrating Christmas. But we are not supposed to show any sign of Christianity at all.’

Labour peer Lord Ahmed, one of the country’s most prominent Muslim politicians, said: ‘It is stupid to think all Muslims would be offended. ‘The Muslim community has been talking to Christians for the past 1,400 years.’ He added: ‘In my business all my staff celebrate Christmas and I celebrate with them. It is absolutely not the case that Christmas could damage the Red Cross reputation for neutrality – I think their people have gone a little bit over the top.’

The furore is a fresh blow to the image of what was once one of Britain’s most respected charities. The British Red Cross lost friends this year over its support for the French illegal immigrant camp at Sangatte and its insistence on concentrating large efforts on helping asylum seekers.

Yesterday officials at the charity’s London HQ confirmed that Christmas is barred from the 430 shops which contributed more than £20million to its income last year. ‘The Red Cross is a neutral organisation and we don’t want to be aligned with any political party or particular philosophy,’ a spokesman said.

‘We don’t want to be seen as a Christian or Islamic or Jewish organisation because that might compromise our ability to work in conflict situations around the world.’ (Yet in most of the Muslim world, the Red Cross ‘cross’ is not allowed and is replaced by a crescent symbol) He added: ‘In shops people can put up decorations like tinsel or snow which are seasonal. But the guidance is that things representative of Christmas cannot be shown.’

Volunteers, however, said they believed the Christmas ban was a product of political correctness of the kind that led Birmingham’s leaders to order their city to celebrate ‘Winterval’.

Rod Thomas, a Plymouth vicar and spokesman for the Reform evangelical grouping in the Church of England, said: ‘People who hold seriously to their faith are respected by people of other faiths. They should start calling themselves the Red Splodge. All their efforts will only succeed in alienating most people.’ Major Charles Heyman, editor of Jane’s World Armies, said: ‘There is really nothing to hurt the Red Cross in Christmas, is there? Would the Red Crescent stop its staff observing Ramadan?

‘In practice, the role of the Red Cross is to run prisoner- of-war programmes and relief efforts for civilians. Those activities require the agreement of both sides in a conflict in the first place. Celebrating Christmas in a shop in England could hardly upset that.’

Major Heyman added: ‘The Red Cross is just engaging in a bit of political correctness.’ British Red Cross leaders have, however, not extended the ban to their own profitable products. Items currently on sale include Christmas cards featuring angels and wise men and Advent calendars with nativity scenes. The spokesman said: ‘The Red Cross is trying to be inclusive and we recognise there are lots of people who want to buy Christmas cards which they know will benefit us.’

The charity’s umbrella body, the Swiss-based International Red Cross, has also had politically-correct doubts about its famous symbol. But efforts to find an alternative were abandoned in the face of protest and ridicule five years ago.

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Just a reminder for everyone to decorate, their homes and workplaces for Christmas this year. Not only for the sake of tradition but also to show these fifth columnist shit bags that we utterly reject their evil intentions.

Sounds like the Brit Red Cross is run by the same set of worthless ass-bags as ours. Ask a WW1, II, Korea or Vietnam vet what they think of the American Red Cross...the response is likely to peel paint.

How long til they get rid of the cross?

The original article is from 2002

www.dailymail.co.uk . . .#

There goes western civilization!

one of these everything for a £1 shops in Haverfordwest refused 2 serve anyone wearing a poppy last week -

this week they are wondering why their sales have dropped so dramatically in the run up 2 Christmas -

when we all (14or 18 of us) go for a Sunday dinner at the Bristol Trader in Haverfordwest usually about once a month the Grandchildren, if they eat their dinner, love 2 go and have a rout around in the £1 shop and Granddad foots the bill which is usually between £80 and £100 -

the next time we go for Sunday lunch they will not be doing this - instead Granddad will go 2 the store himself, ask 2 see the manager and tell him that we will no longer be using his store and the reason why - the problem with that is there is nowhere else open on a Sunday over there except Liddle or Aldi lets hope they have lots of toys in

there is only one way we can stop these idiots imposing their weird beliefs on the rest of us - hitting them in the 'pocket' where it hurts most -

this may not be the truth of the matter. The Red Cross, the depiction of the Cross itself is banned in Israel, and I think you'll find the banning from the same group in England, regardless of Islam which respects Christ but does not have him as high in rank as Christians

see here again

www.wnd.com . . .

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... a good read, Lord_Tee_Hee, but where does this 6-year-old article say the cross is banned in Israel? Israel is even tolerant of Muslims as long as they are peaceful and not engaged in terrorism. I say this as a practicing Christian.


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Fredmasse wrote:

There goes western civilization!

How arrogant.

There goes Your-up. Western civilization still lives in the West.

When we donate, we always donate to the local Catholic charity or military charities. In the process now of donating an almost new $700 treadmill to a new rehabilitation center for the Warrior Foundation.

Last time I donated some stuff to the Goodwill, one of the "volunteers" started taking some of the better shit straight to his own car. Didn't even have the brains/decency to wait until I left. Never again.

When charities get too big, they become like a government and are incredibly corrupt and wasteful.

The Red what?

Lord_Haw_Haw wrote:

this may not be the truth of the matter. The Red Cross, the depiction of the Cross itself is banned in Israel, and I think you'll find the banning from the same group in England, regardless of Islam which respects Christ but does not have him as high in rank as Christians

see here again

www.wnd.com . . .

As usual, heehaw is talking out of his asshole. The cross is not banned in Israel. You are thinking of your muslim masters who you love so much who ban any Christian or non-Muslim symbols as in Saudi Arabia. Idiot.

Tattooed_Hoodlum wrote:

The original article is from 2002

www.dailymail.co.uk . . .#

It's worth repeating.

My wife and I no longer have any kids at home plus most of our older family members are gone now. Even so we still put up a Christmas tree in the front window. It looks nice, brightens up the house, and it has the added benefit of pissing off the Muslims that live across the street!

Even for the cocksucking surrender to Islam monkeys it makes no sense. Cross in Red Cross is a religious symbol by definition. That is why in Muslim countries they use Red Crescent as the symbol of the organization and Israel uses Red Star of David.

I bet these very cunts who decided to prohibit Christmas celebrate and congratulate Muzz with Ramadan.

MadRusski wrote:

Even for the cocksucking surrender to Islam monkeys it makes no sense. Cross in Red Cross is a religious symbol by definition. That is why in Muslim countries they use Red Crescent as the symbol of the organization and Israel uses Red Star of David.

I bet these very cunts who decided to prohibit Christmas celebrate and congratulate Muzz with Ramadan.

Exactly. It is not about equality or separation of church and state. It is promotion of all that is against western values.

Dewi_Sant wrote:

one of these everything for a £1 shops in Haverfordwest refused 2 serve anyone wearing a poppy last week -

this week they are wondering why their sales have dropped so dramatically in the run up 2 Christmas -

when we all (14or 18 of us) go for a Sunday dinner at the Bristol Trader in Haverfordwest usually about once a month the Grandchildren, if they eat their dinner, love 2 go and have a rout around in the £1 shop and Granddad foots the bill which is usually between £80 and £100 -

the next time we go for Sunday lunch they will not be doing this - instead Granddad will go 2 the store himself, ask 2 see the manager and tell him that we will no longer be using his store and the reason why - the problem with that is there is nowhere else open on a Sunday over there except Liddle or Aldi lets hope they have lots of toys in

there is only one way we can stop these idiots imposing their weird beliefs on the rest of us - hitting them in the 'pocket' where it hurts most -

This is crazy! We have Dollar Stores here, which are pretty much the same as your £1 shops. Both of the Dollar Stores near our home are loaded with Christmas items.

Our local Muslims shop there too, and it doesn't seem to bother them at all. Pandering to these bastards to this extent just invites more problems and stupid shit on their part. If they don't like to see Christian, Jewish, or other religious symbols, then they should stay within their own shithead countries.

Is it not a fact that a Brit immigrant to the land of Uncle Sambo has to renounce his allegiance to Her Majesty The Queen? If this is the case, why don't the Brits make the Muzzies renounce Allah when entering Britain, eh? Her Majesty is leader of The Church Of England, so if there is any kneeling to be done, it should be directed in her direction. Fuck the wog!

Dewi_Sant wrote:

one of these everything for a £1 shops in Haverfordwest refused 2 serve anyone wearing a poppy last week -

this week they are wondering why their sales have dropped so dramatically in the run up 2 Christmas -

when we all (14or 18 of us) go for a Sunday dinner at the Bristol Trader in Haverfordwest usually about once a month the Grandchildren, if they eat their dinner, love 2 go and have a rout around in the £1 shop and Granddad foots the bill which is usually between £80 and £100 -

the next time we go for Sunday lunch they will not be doing this - instead Granddad will go 2 the store himself, ask 2 see the manager and tell him that we will no longer be using his store and the reason why - the problem with that is there is nowhere else open on a Sunday over there except Liddle or Aldi lets hope they have lots of toys in

there is only one way we can stop these idiots imposing their weird beliefs on the rest of us - hitting them in the 'pocket' where it hurts most -

Good on you Daffi boyo. It's those hippy do-gooders that we need to step on, isn't it? Fuckin' Lidl and Aldi are Kraut shops, indeed to goodness! We are all fucked unless we start kicking arse!

TexanForever wrote:

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... a good read, Lord_Tee_Hee, but where does this 6-year-old article say the cross is banned in Israel? Israel is even tolerant of Muslims as long as they are peaceful and not engaged in terrorism. I say this as a practicing Christian.


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practising Christians make the mistake if thinking Jews like them.

The point of it was to show you that is is likely Jews rather than Muzzies had this ban on the British Red Cross

Where does your article say Muzzies banned it. It says they were told Muzzies banned it. It could be true of course, but my bet is the kikes are behind it

Will you, as a practising Christian, boycott stores that refuse to use Jesus's name? " Happy Holidays " they say now

Lord_Haw_Haw wrote:

TexanForever wrote:

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... a good read, Lord_Tee_Hee, but where does this 6-year-old article say the cross is banned in Israel? Israel is even tolerant of Muslims as long as they are peaceful and not engaged in terrorism. I say this as a practicing Christian.


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practising Christians make the mistake if thinking Jews like them.

The point of it was to show you that is is likely Jews rather than Muzzies had this ban on the British Red Cross

Where does your article say Muzzies banned it. It says they were told Muzzies banned it. It could be true of course, but my bet is the kikes are behind it

Will you, as a practising Christian, boycott stores that refuse to use Jesus's name? " Happy Holidays " they say now

Just for Alan.

When we donate it is to the Salvation Army". Most of our Tithes and Offerings" go to the Church where we are members. Our Church will be open to "all" on Thanksgiving and Christmas." Food and Thanksgiving and Christmas Celebration - - free !!!"

Wearing the Cross in Saudi Arabia is punishable by death! The Cross of Christ is meant to offend it's enemies - - that's why the vast majority of Muslims hate its symbolism!

Read The Bible - Truth Is Refreshing !!!

. . . . . For the past three years (and will this year also) we have Thanksgiving dinner at our home with a Hindu family of four and a muslim family of four. Before each meal I read Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation (history1800s.about.com . . .) however this year I plan to read Roosevelt's 1933 Thanksgiving Proclamation (www.wallbuilders.com . . .). As a part of the decorations in our dining room we have a Nativity scene set up. I know for a fact that this "blatant display of religion" doesn't bother them because they ask about the meaning of the Nativity scene and they keep coming back. My big problem this year is that I will be the only person caring to watch the Packer game.....