Hello Steve.,

  As I read our title  "Thought Police in Britain" I am thinking
of movies, and it is so strange to read this, and know on a
whim, one can be picked up....   like 1984 coming or here.

 -=> Quoting Steve Asher to Peter Coggon <=-

 SA> Thank you, I would be interested in his reply.

Ok Will let you know when he reads it, and a reply.  Perhaps
he will grace us with his appearance here.  Warning, we don't
get along, so our debates can be hot ones  .
 
 SA> It is (or was) an advertising campaign, and a number of US cities
 SA> have "Why Islam?" adverts promoting islam as a
"religion of peace".
 SA> It puts the bus company in a quandary - do they censor such things,
 SA> or allow them as free speech, and in the case of the British buses
 SA> there were objections from some drivers over being assigned to drive
 SA> buses which contradicted their faith.

Interesting.  Also a note that Islam is the fastest growing with 
converts everyday.  I wonder what they convert to?

 SA> Britain is accommodating its muslim minority, while repressing its
 SA> (professing) Christian majority - banning "Saint George" parades,
 SA> renaming Christmas as Winterval, serving halal food to all children
 SA> in some schools, not having "piggy banks" in bank branches because
 SA> it "offends" the minority, and so on.

Oh yes, I heard about the "St. George" bans too.  All the rest as
so not to offend, but it is only fundalmentals getting all this
stuff going,  all my friends different faiths, and all, I get
or try to get along with them all, wishing them the best at their
holidays and special days.

Looks like I'll be going to jail, because I still celebrate christmas.

 SA> Cheers, Steve..

take care....checking the mailbag tonight for my friend and debater.

Peter



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