British Red Cross bans Christmas so as not to ‘offend’ Muslims
Posted: November 19, 2011 Filed under: Islamic Britain Leave a comment »
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 people 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.’
Yet one UK Muslim group put out this poster last year:
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.
What’s wrong with you people, submitting to these muslims: your Great Britian, a proud country and our ally.Winston Churhill would roll over in his grave had he known what you are doing submitting so easy. I can’t believe what i’m reading, what’s the problem over thier. It’s your country and you don’t want to hurt feelings,o.m.g. Straightin up, be proud. you give in to this and what’s next to pasife these people. Put that chest out & light up a cigar and say Hell No.! we we’re here first.this is my country, love it as it is or leave it, this is how we do things here! A proud American
What – will they now ban their red cross? It is the symbol par excellance, of their deity whose re-birth is the celebration of Christmas.
Idiots! Just do it right if you’re going to do something.
Im a muslim and i don’t find Christmas offensive at all, Iv been giving christmas cards to christians since i was 4 years old, i have friends who are christian, loads of them. The muslims who find it offensive need to get out of England coz its the religion, culture and tradition of this country!!!!!
Well said, Athee!!! [And this from a Christian believer.]
The sad trouble in all this is that very few Muslims have any REAL grasp of logic or reason whatsoever. The overwhelming majority become so enraged (not just angry!) and choleric as to be incapable of reason – but more than amply capable of lying in order to advance their totalitarian ideology!! People that are different (perhaps tayyib?) are few and far between…
Are you kidding me, not allowed to celebrate christmas or have decorations because it offends muslims. Fuck off, if you dont like our country’s celebrations go back to your own fucking country, muslims want to come to our land, a christian country and tell us what to do, if you dont like it go back to you came from, i dont mind the celebrations of other religions i respect that, and i dont mind muslims in general, but when shit like this happens, i get overwhelmed by rage, and it infruriates me…
whats is chrimstmas got to do with father christmas? the father christmas sign has nothing got to do with the religion, the prophet Jesus(PBUH) was born on this day! today people have forgot what Christmas is about!! nothing got to do the a man dressed in a red suite, and telling their children something what is totaly fiction as a Muslim I do not believe that all should be judged because of one. I have more Christians friends than Muslims and I respect them the same way as I respect any other Muslim. I do not believe in British Red Cross, i think that everyone has a right to believe in what they want.
I want to applogise if this has offended anyone, as this is not my intention
Thank you
Political correctness is the refuge of stupidity and cowardice. The scariest thing about it is that it is self imposed–no one is being forced to these levels of stupidity. Insidious and supremely effective. No shooting war required to beat us into submission. Genius on the part of the instigators.
No Muslim has ever been offended by christmas. All this has been instigated by right wing extremests who are trying to deamonize the muslims.
Unfortunatly the general white christian public is too stupid to question who instigated all this. To them it is just an excuse to hit out at the muslims
“No Muslim has ever been offended by Christmas,” you say? Try again, Richard.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1340794/Christmas-evil-Muslim-group-launch-poster-campaign-festive-period.html
I’m muslim and think this debate is the most ridiculous of all so far. So some people put up a banner sayin Santa is evil ? Who even knows who put these banners up? Right wing extremists demonising muslims? Some crazy muslims with too much free time? Who cares? Don’t give them the respect of too much attention and don’t be a muslim-demonising, hateful idiot who actually writes an article (nothing more important going on in the world???) about this. If i would’ve seen this on the street I would’ve thougt it was a fucking joke and walked off. Just to be clear: We muslims DON’T mind or care about Christmas, Hannukah or whatever. Just like christians really don’t care about Hannukah or Ramadan. IT IS IRRELEVANT! (and by the way…the bible and koran say jesus was born in summer)