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Old 02-10-05, 08:10 AM   #1
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Winnie the Pooh banned in offices


http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005450600,00.html


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NOVELTY pig calendars and toys have been banned from a council office — in case they offend Muslim staff.

Workers in the benefits department at Dudley Council, West Midlands, were told to remove or cover up all pig-related items, including toys, porcelain figures, calendars and even a tissue box featuring Winnie the Pooh and Piglet.

Bosses acted after a Muslim complained about pig-shaped stress relievers delivered to the council in the run-up to the Islamic festival of Ramadan. Muslims are barred from eating pork in the Koran and consider pigs unclean.

Councillor Mahbubur Rahman, a practising Muslim, backed the ban. He said: “It’s a tolerance of people’s beliefs.
Oh look, what a surprise, the BNP report on this as well
http://www.bnp.org.uk/news_detail.php?newsId=543
 
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Old 02-10-05, 09:28 AM   #2
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LOL wtf
 
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Old 02-10-05, 11:06 AM   #3
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LOL totally agree with Miles there!
 
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Old 02-10-05, 02:39 PM   #4
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its just stupid. its not tolorance - tolorance would be ignoring them bitching about it rather than slapping them, this is pandering!!
 
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