We read:
"Cupid replaces Pig in this Chinese zodiac
STOMPer J was left puzzled when he saw that McDonald's had replaced the pig in the Chinese Zodiac with Cupid.
Their latest promotion is a set of Doraemon soft toys featuring the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac, and the STOMPer is curious as to why the pig is missing.
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It was, of course, to avoid "offending" Muslims. More details here. Singapore is 74% Chinese but has a substantial Malay Muslim minority.
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Once again, we see the enforced "respecting" of religions and their ultra-sensitivities = to denying or suppressing other people's cultures and history - not to mention science and scientific research!
Anonymous said...
"Once again, we see the enforced "respecting" of religions and their ultra-sensitivities..."
Religions? I don't see any other religion getting nearly as much tolerance as Islam. What the fools of the world fail to understand is that when muslims see this, all they see is yet another example of the West's weakness. Our weakness is the fuel that drives terrorism.
Im tied of this ultra sensitive stuff whats become of the world anyway?
i mean islam not islma
Words of Wisdom;
"I believe today we face as great a threat as we faced in 1776. The situation in America is far more serious than most Americans realize, and there's no longer any excuse for not knowing...You need to remember one thing from tonight's presentation. Their objective is to replace our Constitution with Sharia Law...You need to understand that this is a war of ideology -- it's not a war of Islam versus Christianity. This is a war of Islam against everybody that is not submitted to Allah. Now because most of the world is Christian, it falls out that most of the people who are under persecution, or the targets of Islam, are Christians."
-- Lt. General William G. Boykin, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Religion of peace and tolerance?
Fox News - KARACHI, Pakistan – Pakistani authorities have arrested a doctor on suspicion of violating the country's contentious blasphemy law by throwing away a business card of a man who shared the name of Islam's prophet, Muhammad, police said Sunday.
The blasphemy law has been widely criticized by human rights groups following the case of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death last month for insulting Islam. Critics say the law should be amended or repealed because it is often used to settle grudges, persecute minorities and fan religious extremism.
Naushad Valiyani, a Muslim doctor in the southern city of Hyderabad, was arrested Friday after a complaint was lodged with police alleging his actions had insulted the Prophet Muhammad, said regional police chief Mushtaq Shah.
The case began Friday when Muhammad Faizan, a pharmaceutical company representative, visited Valiyani's clinic and handed out his business card. He said when the doctor threw the card away, Faizan went to police and filed a complaint that noted his name was the same as the prophet's.
Shah said police were investigating whether Valiyani should be charged with blasphemy.
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