How refreshing it would be, in cases like this where an individual is expected to give and eventually gives an obviously scripted grovelling sackcloth and ashes pseudo-apology, if they simply said 'Nah ... **** off. I meant what I said and said what I meant and am not remotely sorry for it, so do one.'
The said standards of conduct in this instance are woefully/deliberately vague and should come under intense scrutiny in light of this decision.
I think you could apply that reasoning to any job that has an expected standard of behaviour though which, in itself, would probably be a good thing - religion doesn't even have to come in to it.
Obviously plenty of people would take it as a "menu" of what they could and couldn't do at work without getting in to trouble, but if you're going to have 'good behaviour' standards in your contract of emploment then it's only fair that your employees know what that constitutes.
Absolutely bloody disgraceful. What the hell did the deaths of 12 innocent Charlie Hebdo victims and the worldwide show of determination achieve? Sod all!
Unbelievable stinking hypocrisy.
A job that clearly has certain standards of conduct that he has breached ..
I'd like to know what they are!! They're not outlined of course! This man has been well and truly scapegoated, simply to keep the peace with any dangerously "over sensitive" Muslims.
I don't often disagree with you Jason, but this time I most certainly do. This is a thoroughly cowardly and divisive retrograde step.
What next, we'll travel further back in time and reinstate ridiculous blasphemy law and hand back power to any old religious belief? Why should only Muslims be granted that religious luxury? This wouldn't have caused a ripple if it had been any other religion.
What next, we'll travel further back in time and reinstate ridiculous blasphemy law and hand back power to any old religious belief? Why should only Muslims be granted that religious luxury? This wouldn't have caused a ripple if it had been any other religion.
That is exactly where we are heading : a cause championed by radical Muslims and the loony left.
So he committed a heinous crime when he laughed at someone pretending to pray ? Though of course that is enough these days to put your life in danger when the religion is Islam. Everything offends these people. We'd better make homosexuality illegal again and punishable with imprisonment because that deeply offends Islam. They're pandering to a bunch of control freaks who care more about the burning of a book than a woman having her face burned.
I respect the right for anyone to believe what they want. But that doesn't mean I have to respect their beliefs and not laugh at them.
If you want to learn Klingon and follow their religious beliefs, that's fine with me. But in return you should accept my right to poke a little fun at you occasionally. Same goes for all these deluded beliefs.
Awful decision by the British gymnastics. If is was any other religion there would not have been a problem. This islamphobia nonsense is just a way to silence freedom of speech and to create a blasphamy law.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/37832754
Nope.
UK is already a pseudo Sharia state and it is 100% down to the left and their victim's club mentality.
He laughed.. and you are not allowed to laugh at Islam in the UK - only Christianity.
We've still a long way to go, folks.
You do know they're coming for you ?
A job that clearly has certain standards of conduct that he has breached ..
Nope, only if you insult Islam or try to stop its progress. I keep my nose clean so that the left (Islam's guard dog) don't turn me into a victim.
The said standards of conduct in this instance are woefully/deliberately vague and should come under intense scrutiny in light of this decision.
I think you could apply that reasoning to any job that has an expected standard of behaviour though which, in itself, would probably be a good thing - religion doesn't even have to come in to it.
Obviously plenty of people would take it as a "menu" of what they could and couldn't do at work without getting in to trouble, but if you're going to have 'good behaviour' standards in your contract of emploment then it's only fair that your employees know what that constitutes.
Oh no its not!
Panto response to a panto RRW post.
Bit of a hollow punishment given this final paragraph.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAynqZ7HAKc
Of course it's not a "pseudo Sharia state" - don't be so silly. Generalisations like that about "the left" are pretty daft too.
So if he laughed at his friend attempting a satire of the Pope he would be in trouble too?
Grow up!
Absolutely bloody disgraceful. What the hell did the deaths of 12 innocent Charlie Hebdo victims and the worldwide show of determination achieve? Sod all!
Unbelievable stinking hypocrisy.
I'd like to know what they are!! They're not outlined of course! This man has been well and truly scapegoated, simply to keep the peace with any dangerously "over sensitive" Muslims.
I don't often disagree with you Jason, but this time I most certainly do. This is a thoroughly cowardly and divisive retrograde step.
What next, we'll travel further back in time and reinstate ridiculous blasphemy law and hand back power to any old religious belief? Why should only Muslims be granted that religious luxury? This wouldn't have caused a ripple if it had been any other religion.
Would he hell!
Of course it is. It's all we need, even more division!
lolol
So a video of Louis Smithh laughing at this would have got him a two month ban? I am sorry.. it wouldn't.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHxVl7VbdOQ
That is exactly where we are heading : a cause championed by radical Muslims and the loony left.
So he committed a heinous crime when he laughed at someone pretending to pray ? Though of course that is enough these days to put your life in danger when the religion is Islam. Everything offends these people. We'd better make homosexuality illegal again and punishable with imprisonment because that deeply offends Islam. They're pandering to a bunch of control freaks who care more about the burning of a book than a woman having her face burned.
I was agreeing with you?
If you want to learn Klingon and follow their religious beliefs, that's fine with me. But in return you should accept my right to poke a little fun at you occasionally. Same goes for all these deluded beliefs.
Awful decision by the British gymnastics. If is was any other religion there would not have been a problem. This islamphobia nonsense is just a way to silence freedom of speech and to create a blasphamy law.
Its all a little unsettling. What next. 2000 lashes?