Allah v Nick

[Margaret Pilkington]

I don't understand what Saudi Arabia and their approach to managing their own society has to do with us.

I think it might have something to do with the demonstration of tolerance.
We are a tolerant society(in the main).
Muslims have come and settled here, adopted this country...they are allowed to practice their religion here. This is not a facility that is afforded to Christians in some muslim countries....I think that was the point being made.
As for Mosques being interesting and adding to the skyline.........well, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

 

[Stumped]

I think it might have something to do with the demonstration of tolerance.
We are a tolerant society(in the main).
Muslims have come and settled here, adopted this country...they are allowed to practice their religion here. This is not a facility that is afforded to Christians in some muslim countries....I think that was the point being made.
As for Mosques being interesting and adding to the skyline.........well, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

They are also allowed to park where and when they like, ignore red traffic lights and only shop at M&S when there is a sale on.

 

[wallop79]

They are also allowed to park where and when they like, ignore red traffic lights and only shop at M&S when there is a sale on.

M&S ! They do like shopping at Tesco at closing time!

 

[davemac]

They are also allowed to park where and when they like, ignore red traffic lights and only shop at M&S when there is a sale on.

not much tolerance there then.

 

[odders]

M&S ! They do like shopping at Tesco at closing time!

Go to M&S in Blackburn between 4.30pm and 5.00pm, when all food on sell by date, gets a 50p sticker.

I kid you not. £5 and £6 meals, sandwiches and fruit for only 50p. This happens daily. It is a fight between the homeless, druggies and Muslims, as who can consume the most, without spending...

 

[Mancie]

Go to M&S in Blackburn between 4.30pm and 5.00pm, when all food on sell by date, gets a 50p sticker.

I kid you not. £5 and £6 meals, sandwiches and fruit for only 50p. This happens daily. It is a fight between the homeless, druggies and Muslims, as who can consume the most, without spending...

Maybe you should wear some boxing gloves next time your in there

 

[MargaretR]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/sep/15/food-waste-sellby-dates?CMP=twt_gu

Sell by dates are to be discontinued, but 'use by' and 'best before' dates will stay.

'Use by' indicates goods are not fit to eat - do you think the scramble will still happen?

 

[cashman]

Government bins 'sell-by' dates to reduce food waste | Environment | The Guardian

Sell by dates are to be discontinued, but 'use by' and 'best before' dates will stay.

'Use by' indicates goods are not fit to eat - do you think the scramble will still happen?

Don't reckon it will make much difference,draw yer conclusion from that.

 

[accyman]

Go to M&S in Blackburn between 4.30pm and 5.00pm, when all food on sell by date, gets a 50p sticker.

I kid you not. £5 and £6 meals, sandwiches and fruit for only 50p. This happens daily. It is a fight between the homeless, druggies and Muslims, as who can consume the most, without spending...

paint a hand grenade orange and put a 50p sticker on it and casualy walk away..


that should slow down the rush and deter future gatherings

 

[ossy kid]

Tut tut, this was a simple question police station or mosque. Personally I would go for the police station, as for the mosk, plenty of room on mars.

 

[daisychain]

Hi! keep the votes rollling in!!! also join the comments online at Lancashire Evening Telegraph

link: New Accrington police station could be built by proposed mosque (From Lancashire Telegraph)

 

[Margaret Pilkington]

some interesting comment on the article.

 

[jaysay]

paint a hand grenade orange and put a 50p sticker on it and casualy walk away..


that should slow down the rush and deter future gatherings

Er is that not illegal accyman

 

[jaysay]

some interesting comment on the article.

There certainly are Margaret, but I find that this is the case with a lot of stories on the LT, in fact if you have a bit of spare time it can be quite amusing reading these comment on a regular basis

 

[Margaret Pilkington]

I found it interesting that an asian commentator on the story thought that a Mosque would be a community centre for all the community. I suppose that would be so if all the community were asian.
And that someone else mentioned cohesion.....isn't it the muslim population who do not bother to integrate? preferring their own company(many of the women do not speak english...though some do understand it) and before anyone levels allegations of racism against me......I am not being racist when I point this out...just factual.

 

[jaysay]

I found it interesting that an asian commentator on the story thought that a Mosque would be a community centre for all the community. I suppose that would be so if all the community were asian.
And that someone else mentioned cohesion.....isn't it the muslim population who do not bother to integrate? preferring their own company(many of the women do not speak english...though some do understand it) and before anyone levels allegations of racism against me......I am not being racist when I point this out...just factual.

The number of times I've heard the term Asian community, tells me they don't really want to integrate, yet the PC brigade expect the indigenous population to bend over backwards to change to accommodate, funny that ain't it

 

[accyman]

Er is that not illegal accyman

only becomes a crime when caught

 

[cashman]

The number of times I've heard the term Asian community, tells me they don't really want to integrate, yet the PC brigade expect the indigenous population to bend over backwards to change to accommodate, funny that ain't it

Think about this- Why should they have to? The authorities here make sure through pure stupidity,they don't need to! When i lived in Spain as other members who do can verify, every letter from the Town Hall/Electricity board/Banks/ etc was in Spanish, The same if yeh had to visit the Town Hall/Electric Board/Hospitals, no-one spoke english, so therefore yeh have to pay fer n interpreter, That alone ensures most will try n learn the lingo,n if yeh do that then yer on yer way to integrating! What this useless lot here do- is Give em everything on a plate, I.E. letters/signs in their own language,in particular the local authority, so especially the older immigrant,why do they need to integrate?

 

[Margaret Pilkington]

They chose to come and live here...nobody forced them to come......so they should integrate.
It is as if they would have their culture diluted if they learned English.......so they would rather we diluted our culture to accommodate them...and we are just plain daft for doing it.
I saw hundreds of thousands of pounds wasted in the Health Service...printing booklets and information leaflets in numerous languages. These leaflets were very often unused .......because although the people speak the language, a lot of them don't actually read it(this most certainly applies to women)
Women who needed things translated used interpreters, again at a cost to the NHS........but frequently the husbands wanted to do the interpreting themselves.....so you can take from that what you will. Who can say what was being said to the women when the husbands acted as translators? But hey, that is the cynic in me that is talking.

 

[cashman]

They chose to come and live here...nobody forced them to come......so they should integrate.
It is as if they would have their culture diluted if they learned English.......so they would rather we diluted our culture to accommodate them...and we are just plain daft for doing it.
I saw hundreds of thousands of pounds wasted in the Health Service...printing booklets and information leaflets in numerous languages. These leaflets were very often unused .......because although the people speak the language, a lot of them don't actually read it(this most certainly applies to women)
Women who needed things translated used interpreters, again at a cost to the NHS........but frequently the husbands wanted to do the interpreting themselves.....so you can take from that what you will. Who can say what was being said to the women when the husbands acted as translators? But hey, that is the cynic in me that is talking.

Spot on, me point is- the authoritys have made it so theres no need.