THE BRITISH INQUISITION
A decision has been taken to ban the provision of Gideon’s bibles in the 3 main NHS Trust hospitals in Leicester.
The excuse being used is that the hospital managers believe that the bibles, which are provided free by Gideons International, are offensive to other religions, that such provision breaks diversity and equality rules, and with a bit about the MRSA superbug tagged on. It is an attack on a freedom which has been a part of English life for many years, and to deny people that freedom when they are at their most vulnerable.
The decision has led to protests not only from Christians, but also from leaders of other faiths as well. Iqbal Sacranie, of the Muslim Council of Britain, has dismissed the idea as being ‘ridiculous and extreme’.
Ian Mair, the British director of Gideons International, said: ‘I have yet to receive a single letter, email, or phone call form any member of another faith to say that they have been offended by a hospital bible’.
The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust admitted that there had been no complaints about the bibles.
This incident is a perfect example of the true nature of political correctness. It has nothing to do with tolerance or diversity. Those advocating this bible banning are citing other religions as their excuse. That merely sets religious groups against each other.
Those taking the decision are holding themselves out to be morally righteous, when they are being nothing but self-righteous and intolerant.
The decision is snobby, subversive, divides society along religious grounds, and dilutes this country’s culture and Christian heritage. It is a perfect example of neo-communism.
The purpose of what we now call political correctness, from its very outset, was to undermine western society and its values. Despite all the criticism that this insidious creed attracts, it still keeps advancing. To date, there has been no effective opposition.
The excuse being used is that the hospital managers believe that the bibles, which are provided free by Gideons International, are offensive to other religions, that such provision breaks diversity and equality rules, and with a bit about the MRSA superbug tagged on. It is an attack on a freedom which has been a part of English life for many years, and to deny people that freedom when they are at their most vulnerable.
The decision has led to protests not only from Christians, but also from leaders of other faiths as well. Iqbal Sacranie, of the Muslim Council of Britain, has dismissed the idea as being ‘ridiculous and extreme’.
Ian Mair, the British director of Gideons International, said: ‘I have yet to receive a single letter, email, or phone call form any member of another faith to say that they have been offended by a hospital bible’.
The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust admitted that there had been no complaints about the bibles.
This incident is a perfect example of the true nature of political correctness. It has nothing to do with tolerance or diversity. Those advocating this bible banning are citing other religions as their excuse. That merely sets religious groups against each other.
Those taking the decision are holding themselves out to be morally righteous, when they are being nothing but self-righteous and intolerant.
The decision is snobby, subversive, divides society along religious grounds, and dilutes this country’s culture and Christian heritage. It is a perfect example of neo-communism.
The purpose of what we now call political correctness, from its very outset, was to undermine western society and its values. Despite all the criticism that this insidious creed attracts, it still keeps advancing. To date, there has been no effective opposition.
posted by erc @ 10:14 pm
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