Some don't want Christmas

[bernardgreen]

"We say NO to Christmas"

 

[Brigadier]

Wow! A German "Turk"

 

[ajrtd]

You are more likely to be goosed than ducked by that bird.

 

[Brigadier]

It's a duck, dummy.

It's a joke; get over yourself

 

[Corgigrouch]

It's a duck, dummy.

No, I think it's a real duck and not a dummy duck... Though I suspect that the sign and hat are photoshopped.

 

[handyjack]

The super-rich ruler who stones gays, now bans Christmas: Sultan of Brunei threatens Muslims who celebrate it with up to five years in prison while Christians must keep theirs secret

• Christmas trees, carols and even Santa hats are off in the Borneo nation
• Muslims caught celebrating are threatened with up to five years in prison
• The nation's non-Muslims are allowed to celebrate in their communities
• But revealing their celebrations to Muslims would also lead to jail time
• In 2014 the country introduced an anti-gay Sharia Penal Code, which includes the execution of any Muslim for sodomy
• The sultan owns the hotel chain with the Beverly Hills Hotel and Dorchester among others - and those properties are decked out for Christmas!

 

[Brigadier]

The super-rich ruler who stones gays, now bans Christmas: Sultan of Brunei threatens Muslims who celebrate it with up to five years in prison while Christians must keep theirs secret

• Christmas trees, carols and even Santa hats are off in the Borneo nation
• Muslims caught celebrating are threatened with up to five years in prison
• The nation's non-Muslims are allowed to celebrate in their communities
• But revealing their celebrations to Muslims would also lead to jail time
• In 2014 the country introduced an anti-gay Sharia Penal Code, which includes the execution of any Muslim for sodomy
• The sultan owns the hotel chain with the Beverly Hills Hotel and Dorchester among others - and those properties are decked out for Christmas!

Supposing the story is true,
A pro-Muslim sticking up for what he believes is his ideology; fair play to him for that - courage of his convictions (even if you disagree with the punishments).

 

[handyjack]

Anti Islam story actually. Thought I would show how tolerant the religion of Islam can be.

 

[handyjack]

we all know what you thought.

Have you ever had one of your own?

 

[bernardgreen]

The super-rich ruler who stones gays, now bans Christmas: Sultan of Brunei threatens Muslims who celebrate it with up to five years in prison while Christians must keep theirs secret

duck out of this thread jack

 

[Deleted member 63160]

we all know what you thought.

Fook me. Clairvoyant too. You are good.

 

[Whitespirit66]

we all know what you thought.

Fook me. Clairvoyant too. You are good.

He can see the posts he's going to delete even before we've posted them.

 

[gregers]

your all quackers.

 

[JBR]

The super-rich ruler who stones gays, now bans Christmas: Sultan of Brunei threatens Muslims who celebrate it with up to five years in prison while Christians must keep theirs secret

• Christmas trees, carols and even Santa hats are off in the Borneo nation
• Muslims caught celebrating are threatened with up to five years in prison
• The nation's non-Muslims are allowed to celebrate in their communities
• But revealing their celebrations to Muslims would also lead to jail time
• In 2014 the country introduced an anti-gay Sharia Penal Code, which includes the execution of any Muslim for sodomy
• The sultan owns the hotel chain with the Beverly Hills Hotel and Dorchester among others - and those properties are decked out for Christmas!

And he, like the Saudi royal family, is a 'good friend' of this country.
In practice, that really means that we kow-tow to them in order to be permitted to sell them arms.

 

[JBR]

The super-rich ruler who stones gays, now bans Christmas: Sultan of Brunei threatens Muslims who celebrate it with up to five years in prison while Christians must keep theirs secret

• Christmas trees, carols and even Santa hats are off in the Borneo nation
• Muslims caught celebrating are threatened with up to five years in prison
• The nation's non-Muslims are allowed to celebrate in their communities
• But revealing their celebrations to Muslims would also lead to jail time
• In 2014 the country introduced an anti-gay Sharia Penal Code, which includes the execution of any Muslim for sodomy
• The sultan owns the hotel chain with the Beverly Hills Hotel and Dorchester among others - and those properties are decked out for Christmas!

Supposing the story is true,
A pro-Muslim sticking up for what he believes is his ideology; fair play to him for that - courage of his convictions (even if you disagree with the punishments).

I suspect that HJ was drawing attention to the fact that, in contrast to Brunei's attitude, we allow our RoP to celebrate Eid in public if they wish.
Wouldn't it be nice if they could be as liberal and permissive as we are.
Perhaps they're worried that the members of their religion might be tempted to change allegiances if they are allowed to witness something that involves having fun.