School Beards.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Guinness

What's annoying about this whole debacle is that the parents of two kids have held a whole school to ransom on the grounds of religious belief.

Ok, fine....but..

Eid means shutdown for Blackburn school (From Lancashire Telegraph)

A whole school is closed because the majority will truant because of the parents religious beliefs...what about the minority who will not truant, whose parents don't share those beliefs and are trying to earn a living, but will have to arrange and pay for childcare or lose 3 days wages.

This is what winds people up...it's always a one way climbdown...it's all give..give..give..and no take!

That's why they say Britain is such a great place Guinness, we have a give and take society, We give and every other beggar takes

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by Barrie Yates

Crucifix

As it's a Roman Catholic school then all pupils should be able to break the banning of jewellery rule. For religious reasons of course

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by Guinness

What's annoying about this whole debacle is that the parents of two kids have held a whole school to ransom on the grounds of religious belief.

Ok, fine....but..

Eid means shutdown for Blackburn school (From Lancashire Telegraph)

A whole school is closed because the majority will truant because of the parents religious beliefs...what about the minority who will not truant, whose parents don't share those beliefs and are trying to earn a living, but will have to arrange and pay for childcare or lose 3 days wages.

This is what winds people up...it's always a one way climbdown...it's all give..give..give..and no take!

Try taking your kids out for a holiday and see what happens

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by JCB

Yes , and for the Hyndburn Council ward of Spring Hill , where I live , and for the LCC ward of Accrington West .

I look forward to speaking to him if he comes knocking on my door asking for my support when he is next up for re-election .

Reading between the lines , I think that the school governors were prepared to stand by their policy , having had the pupils taught in isolation and then excluding them from the school and not allowing them to return unless they were clean shaven .

Why the U - turn ? I am sure that the intervention of the Bishop of Salford , within whose diocese Accrington is situated , has been crucial .

From the BBC website I quote : " The Bishop of Salford advised governors to work with the Islamic community and "support boys who are genuinely and fully committed to their faith".

It's fine for the bishop to start dictating from his ivory tower in Wardley Hall , Worsley , but this mess is just playing into the hands of such as are to be found in the BNP and EDL , and this whole business can have done nothing but harm to relations within the school and to the morale of the staff and governors .

Not a very happy situation .

As you know Colin I'm a left footer but I don't always agree with what we are supposed to adhere too, this is another person getting involved without a clue of the ramifications, just like the Pope really on things like birth control, I can't be doing with anybody making the rules when they don't play the game.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by GJWatson

There aint no Great in Britain anymore

There ain't been a Great Britain for a long time now Mr. G

[Shurm]

The thing that gets me is whether your talking religion or ethnic origin these people make up about 2% of the population yet we bow down every time something upsets them. I like the Australian ideal of if you don't like it here leave.



http://silentsspeech.wordpress.com/2...does-it-again/

[Shurm]

The above is meant to be a hoax though but sounds good to me

[Margaret Pilkington]

I like the Australian ideal too...and it was said by an Australian politician.

[Aussie Irene]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I like the Australian ideal too...and it was said by an Australian politician.

Margaret, it was a hoax. It first circulated by email in 2009, and was supposed to be stated in a speech by then the Prime Minster at the time, Kevin Rudd. The exact speech did the rounds again last year, but this time Julia Gillard has been given the honour of making it.

No present Australian politician, apart from Pauline Hanson, would have the guts to come out with a speech like that. They are no different here than in the uk. They just feather their own nests, then clear off with a big fat super package

[GJWatson]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Rob, just because it is like that now doesn't mean it is going to stay that way.

Ya only have to look at the local councils up and down the country but it will happen, your right

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by GJWatson

Ya only have to look at the local councils up and down the country but it will happen, your right

You can also take a look at the parties on any council, they are all usually have Asian representatives within their structure making sure they can influence whoever runs the council

[walkinman221]

Originally Posted by Restless

Taking it a bit too far..




Look mostly white religions to me...

You can have white Muslims as well Rob , you shouldn't judge peoples religions by the colour of their skins

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by Aussie Irene

Margaret, it was a hoax. It first circulated by email in 2009, and was supposed to be stated in a speech by then the Prime Minster at the time, Kevin Rudd. The exact speech did the rounds again last year, but this time Julia Gillard has been given the honour of making it.

No present Australian politician, apart from Pauline Hanson, would have the guts to come out with a speech like that. They are no different here than in the uk. They just feather their own nests, then clear off with a big fat super package

I don't care if it was a hoax..... it was a damn fine sentiment!

[Restless]

Originally Posted by walkinman221

You can have white Muslims as well Rob , you shouldn't judge peoples religions by the colour of their skins

HAR HAR. Whats the chances of a room with a few hundred white people of em all being muslims?

[accyman]

apparantly theres been a lot of trouble at the school since these boys and their beards returned resulting in police presence

yet agan a small few cauing a lot of fuss and trouble becaus ethings arnt been done how they want them to be done