An Unforgiving Religion – or a Government’s Show of Control?

When you see how uptight people are about religion in foreign countries, as currently being displayed by Sudan Putting an English teacher in prison for naming a teddy bear something they believe to have been a personal slight against their religion.

It seems that there is a double standard at work.  When Brits go out to these countries to work and help raise the standards of their education they are expected to honour the traditions of the country.  Yet when Muslims come to the UK, they expect to follow their own traditions regardless of how much it affects the British culture – as in the case of veiled women.  Would a Muslim be put in prison for calling a teddy bear God in the UK?  Of course not – we’re not that petty!

Are the Sudanese Muslims so insecure in their religion that they can’t overlook an obvious cultural error made in ignorance rather than malice (I doubt ignorance is a crime in any country!)?   Are they so controlling that they jump on such a small matter?  Perhaps like the western world they are picking on Ms Gibbons because it’s much easier to find and put a teacher in prison for naming a teddy bear than find international terrorists hiding in their midst.  Whatever the reason, it’s sad that such a prominent religion is unable to show forgiveness in such a case.

On a more positive note.Sara has finally redesigned the face lift clinic page

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