Anger as Muslims pray at West Ham football match
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Click on this link and watch the video:
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/438337/VIDEO-Anger-as-West-Ham-fans-turn-on-own-Muslim-supporters-as-they-pray-under-main-stand
Seems to me like a very strange place to do prayers at a football match whilst the game is still going.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/438337/VIDEO-Anger-as-West-Ham-fans-turn-on-own-Muslim-supporters-as-they-pray-under-main-stand
Seems to me like a very strange place to do prayers at a football match whilst the game is still going.
On the Facebook page where the videos were posted, some comments made jokes about “bacon sandwiches”, while one man said: “I'm no racist but seeing bout 30 Muslims get their prayer mats out at half time in front of a loada west ham fans at the game in the concourse has to be one of the dumbest things they can do if they don't wana be targeted or stereotyped in society. # Not doing yourself any favours.”
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No.
But then again football is one of the few places where it's acceptable to be an anti social, tribalistic moron it seems.
I wonder how many prayers are said when an 89th minute penalty is given and the score is 1-1
The supporters had been invited to the club as part of a highly commended initiative to forger close links with local community groups.
Whilst I don't think a football ground is the correct place to conduct prayers, I also don't think swearing, chanting and jeering was necessary. It makes those particular supporters look like intolerant fools.
No, it isn't acceptable.
Indeed there are. There are also twenty six letters in the alphabet.
At least he's consistent I guess
Agreed.
The men praying were doing nothing wrong and disturbing no one.
It's not as if religion is banned from grounds. Abide With Me is a Christian hymn sung at the FA Cup Final and many football clubs have pastors or chaplains.
Tell that to a significant amount of match goers.
I agree with you incidentally.
I used to pray all the time when watching my team. That's why I'm an atheist now.
what was the big deal with them praying, they were not halming anyone, the west ham "fans" acted disgracefully
The media will be doing stories about DS threads next!
Probably the Essex brigade
"Abide With Me" is a religious song and it's played every FA Cup final.
I take it that you haven't been to many games then?
On a serious note, I'm not sure how wise this stunt was. Some may say it's even in bad taste, with the fairly local Lee Rigby incident still fresh in people's memories, and so soon after the latest Islamic Terror massacre in Kenya.