I'm a massive racist - I friggin' hated the 1200 metres at school...
Just wanted to say that in the UK, the PC brigade is pretty much white, middle-class people and not your average every day muslim. The vast majority of muslims couldn't give a toss about the name of Christmas or whether schools celebrate Harvest Festival or say prayers at assembly. We have nobheads like Abu Hamza still floating about but he makes for good material for our comedians so I guess it kind of balances out...
Oh and the church of England? OLOLOLOLOL! That was only constructed to allow Mr. Bang 'em and hang 'em to get divorced and not a whole lot more, really. Which is why it's such a weak-willed denomination today (but that's a whole 'nother conversation). England has not always been Christian as we all know and I do not think it will remain as such officially for much longer. The Queen is supposed to be the defender of the faith, as written in the declarations of the coronation that all monarchs preceding her have promised. She's done a pretty crappy job at it so that alone is a strong indicator to me that we're pretty much heading the way of France and going secular if nothing else. If Charles ever gets the throne, he has already said he will be amending the coronation to say "defender of the faiths" in an attempt to embrace everyone and everything. Don't ask me how that would work out...could get interesting...
The Holy Coconut, people. It's the only way.
Just wanted to say that in the UK, the PC brigade is pretty much white, middle-class people and not your average every day muslim. The vast majority of muslims couldn't give a toss about the name of Christmas or whether schools celebrate Harvest Festival or say prayers at assembly. We have nobheads like Abu Hamza still floating about but he makes for good material for our comedians so I guess it kind of balances out...
Oh and the church of England? OLOLOLOLOL! That was only constructed to allow Mr. Bang 'em and hang 'em to get divorced and not a whole lot more, really. Which is why it's such a weak-willed denomination today (but that's a whole 'nother conversation). England has not always been Christian as we all know and I do not think it will remain as such officially for much longer. The Queen is supposed to be the defender of the faith, as written in the declarations of the coronation that all monarchs preceding her have promised. She's done a pretty crappy job at it so that alone is a strong indicator to me that we're pretty much heading the way of France and going secular if nothing else. If Charles ever gets the throne, he has already said he will be amending the coronation to say "defender of the faiths" in an attempt to embrace everyone and everything. Don't ask me how that would work out...could get interesting...
The Holy Coconut, people. It's the only way.