Tessa the Duchess Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Today when I was walking back from the shops I saw a Muslim woman dressed in the full cover-up black clothes from head to toe with just a slit for her to see.....she was carrying a Christmas tree Bizarre Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 How odd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 that is very bizarre! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I'm not sure how much celebration goes on, but Jesus is an important prophet in Islam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 interesting link http://pewforum.org/news/display.php?NewsID=12200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Today when I was walking back from the shops I saw a Muslim woman dressed in the full cover-up black clothes from head to toe with just a slit for her to see.....she was carrying a Christmas tree Bizarre Tessa What a pity you didn't have your camera! My Jewish friend always has a Christmas tree, and they are fairly observant. They eat kosher diet and have 2 kitchens. The story she tells of the scramble to remove it when the rabbi called round unexpectedly was very funny. If only I could remember it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I think its great. I work in a catholic school and I have a muslim student and a hindu student in my class. the first 2 christmas cards - yep, you got it, from these two cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I like the idea of picking and mixing your religious beliefs. I was raised a catholic but tend to sway towards a lot of Buddhist teachings and beliefs. Gandhi is one of my heroes and he said "God has no religion" nuff said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I used to teach in a Catholic school in Birmingham which had mainly Muslim and Hindu students because of shifts in the population. I used to think it was really funny when all the children were talking about their Christmas dinner and what presents they recieved. I love Eid personally and don't have any Muslim friends in East Anglia to cook lots of food for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperman Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Well I am a Jedi Knight, and as such tolerate most religions including the boroboro hive, and the evil Parmosians. I will not tolerate the humiliation of Lord Sith by the Pototoe Head company, I am disgusted that some non Jedi's refer to an effigy of him as Darth Tater, It undemines our work and our religion. Light making of the Dark side hides the true nature of the force. And the old classic, when in Rome.............Run.............. they are all looneys and that's just the Police. Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Living in Slough we have a big multicultural population, which is great as we can celebrate everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Kev- we have a Darth Tater.... He's great! Loads of fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 A friend of mine OH works for the foreign office and has had plenty of overseas postings. They take all the traditions from the counties they have lived in and celebrate them here. Its fantastic going to there house various times of the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 you don't have to believe in something to celebrate it. How many people celebrate Christmas as a time of gift giving/feasting rather than a religious festival? 99.9% quite probably Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 A friend of mine OH works for the foreign office and has had plenty of overseas postings. They take all the traditions from the counties they have lived in and celebrate them here. Its fantastic going to there house various times of the year sounds exhausting! Christmas is enough for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 .....and anyway bringing greenery into the home is not a Christian tradition so I guess it wouldnt conflict. I dont celebrate the birth of Jesus but I do celebrate the passing of midwinter and a time of charity and goodwill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 i do agree it must have been a surreal sight though as only very religious muslims wear the Burqa so it is sort of contradictory as such a dedicated muslim would not normally have anything to do with Christmas. Anyway, interesting thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
