[SOC] A wish

[Bob Nielsen]

On Mon, Dec 22, 2003 at 06:19:25PM -0000, Paul Bartlett wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> The world's going completely and utterly nuts!
> 
> In the press a couple of days ago it was reported that a library in England
> had refused to display a timetable for local Christmas carol services
> because it might offend religious minorities.
> 
> The self same library had, a few weeks earlier, both advertised (with
> leaflets) and subsequently hosted a Muslim religious event. I believe it had
> something to do with Ramadan but I'm not sure; I'm not a Muslim (nor a
> practising Christian for that matter) and so mostly these matters pass me
> by.
> 
> The sheer hypocrisy of the two events though leaves me almost speechless. I
> can still type though ;-)
> 
> I wish a very Happy Christmas to those of a Christian persuasion and
> Seasonal Greetings to others. As far as I can recall, Christmas was moved to
> the Winter solstice some time in the deep and distant past anyhow to replace
> previous heathen celebrations whose purpose was to use up stored food which
> was pretty much on its sell-by date before it went off.
> 
> Political correctness and a litigious nature are becoming a part of life
> here. It's almost as bad as California. In today's Telegraph it was reported
> that a postman is suing a man for posting too many letters into a post box
> thus causing said postman to injure himself whilst trying to empty it. All
> that I can discern is that insurance premiums are going up and previously
> innocent village events have been cancelled for fear of litigation.
> 
> Can't we all just "GET A LIFE!".
> 
> Paul :-|

At the risk of offending any readers, AMEN!