Ramadan Recognised By Fa

[newmodarmy]

Fair play. 

[fripfrip]

Now they have got another concession,it will not be long before  they want the football pitch facing in a certain direction,stopping the game so others can get their prayer mats out,and prayer rooms instead of dressing rooms.

[Atheist]

When criticising the ramadan issue, is it not important to ask what harm arises from players having a short break (apart from the harm to non-muslim people who might feel upset for cultural or anti-religious reasons)? If no established harm, then why object if the clubs don't mind?

[fripfrip]

^^           ^^

Well we've been playing football in this country for 150years without any problems so why change now to fit other cultures? not long before they want the half-time pies halal,i've said before once they get their little toes in the door there is no stopping their demands.

[douglas9401]

All very well saying the pitch will eventually face a certain direction but not every town or city has a Mecca bingo hall.

[jourdain2]

I mentioned ages ago that fasting is not compulsory if there are extenuating circumstances e.g. a growing child, someone ill or feeble or aged. It is a perfectly good excuse for that day if you have to play a football match and this is your career.

I would hate to be operated on by a Muslim surgeon who had not had any food for 10 hours - and said surgeon would not dream (I hope) of compromising his/her skills by fasting.

Equally - Muslims do not have to eat halal meat if no other meat is available, therefore it can be  (and should be i.m.o. - same for kosher) banned. It has no place in a Western society - and we should not be importing and accepting these ideas or any which interfere with the smooth operating of our established customs.

This from someone who dislikes footy!!!

 

[Arksided]

I try to avoid Polotics and religeon when it mixes with football... difficult I know... posting an opinion on it is what I mean.

It's rediculous the game shouldn't be stopped those that want to leave the field of play should do so... by all means don't get genuinely poorly, the game should carry on at being a hingent to the their team... and player(s) should not be allowed back on the field of play unless the game is legitimately stopped.

[ToraToraTora]

20:17 BA!

[Hymie]

Bloody Sunday trading hours; shall we start a thread demonising the religion that supports this nonsense?

[johnny.5]

I thought this might turn into a right ding dong !

[ynnafymmi]

Start a thread about it and we will respond to it Hymie.

[New Judge]

"Bloody Sunday trading hours; shall we start a thread demonising the religion that supports this nonsense?"

If you want to. I would be glad to contribute to it by suggesting that no religion should influence the hours a shopkeeper is allowed to open his shop. Nor should it influence anything else for that matter. 

If idiots want to deprive themselves of food and drink for anything between eight and sixteen hours every day for a month, good luck to them. There's no reason why anybody else should be inconvenienced by such a pantomime.

[newmodarmy]

//I thought this might turn into a right ding dong !//

Me too, johnny. That's the reason I started it  then stood back and waited.

And also because some here like telling some of us we should ask more questions rather than just joining in.