Bah Humbug! Somalia Bans Christmas.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3371614/Islamic-nation-Somalia-follows-Sultan-Brunei-s-example-bans-Christmas-celebrations-contrary-culture.html

[retrocop]

Surprised they celebrated it in the first place.

[retrocop]

I have no problem whatsoever with what they do or don't do about Christmas on their own turf.
I do ruddy object when we are told to respect other's views in this country, and not necessarily by Muslims either, to delete any religious inference to Christmas.( banned nativity plays in schools) etc.

[anotheoldgit]

I wonder if they will also ban our troops from celebrating it?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34376652

[retrocop]

Mr aog

Don't think they are there yet.

[youngmafbog]

Pity we dont ban XMASBonanza here too.

[anotheoldgit]

youngmafbog

/// Pity we dont ban XMASBonanza here too. ///

We should also ban the word Xmas as well, don't we already ban the shorting of certain nationality, because it offends.

So why offend Christians by shortening the Lord's name to a simple letter X?

[Mamyalynne]

A long and interesting history to the use of 'Xmas', I prefer the full word myself.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmas

[jackthehat]

In reading some very old Birth, Marriage and Death registers, it is not uncommon to see the name 'Xofer' or 'Xopher' written for Christopher.

[ichkeria]

I never realised some people thought "Xmas" was an attempt to secularise Christmas (!)

[smoneybags]

This explains the historic usage of X to represent Christ. It's not sac religious or lazy: http://www.ligonier.org/blog/why-is-x-used-when-it-replaces-christ-in-christmas/

[Arksided]

I never knew that (Link) I have being brought up as RC... but still prefer the terminology of Merry Christmas.