One of the things I find particularly upsetting is the fact
that in today’s multi-faith society we are now watering down our religious
festivals and traditions for fear of offending people of other faiths. In many
state schools nativity plays being cancelled, or we are being told not to wish
people happy Christmas but instead offer them a ‘happy holiday’ in order to
avoid any offense
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If I was in Israel I would not be offended if someone wished
me happy Hanukkah. Nor would I expect Israel to change their traditions or
customs just because I am a Christian. Travelling around the world we should
embrace and welcome the difference between our different cultures and religions.
When people travel to the UK to live they should be free to
be able to worship in accordance with their religious beliefs. That said we
should remember that the UK as a Christian country and visitors to our country
should understand this and we should not have to change our customs for the
fear of ‘possibly’ upsetting a very small number of sensitive non Christian
visitors.
E.M
A brief, but interesting point here. You have raised some issues here, but not got much to back them up? Could you find some evidence for these claims and see whether this is simply sensationalist reporting or if it is a real issue for multi-faith communitities?
ReplyDeleteI like how you haven't been afraid to address this issue of offending people, and it is a topic that is not usually discussed, but maybe add some more detail or examples.
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