Kicking Allah

[keda]

They've only gone and done it again haven't they!

In a gesture to reach out to the community, the US imported a load of footballs for Afghani kids. Unfortunately they went for something brightly coloured, chose flags to signify unity, and included the Saudi flag, which happens to have one of the infinite names of allah on it.

A swarm of nearly 100 protesters took to the streets.

[Rigger]

Yes shows me just how foked in the head these people are and I dont mean the US

[ceburat]

Americans starting to act like Asians - Taking action before thinking.

[keda]

I guess that explains why we commonly see the peacelovers ritually burn the US and Israeli flags, but never the Saudi one. Well that clears that up then.

[AntRobertson]

Got a link to this story?

[Sir Burr]

BBC NEWS | South Asia | 'Blasphemous' balls anger Afghans

[AntRobertson]

^
Cheers

[sabang]

If you were to print, say, the Ten Commandments on a football plenty of Xtian's would be upset too.
If you stuck Moses revered image on a rugger ball, Golders Green would likewise be up in arms.

Well meaning, but dumb. Where do these people go to school?

[Marmite the Dog]

Where do these people go to school?

Alabama?

[Frankenstein]

They've only gone and done it again haven't they!

In a gesture to reach out to the community, the US imported a load of footballs for Afghani kids. Unfortunately they went for something brightly coloured, chose flags to signify unity, and included the Saudi flag, which happens to have one of the infinite names of allah on it.

A swarm of nearly 100 protesters took to the streets.

Got a link?

[raycarey]

a quintessential keda thread.

1. looking past the the obvious ignorance/cultural insensitivity of the donors
2. blatantly inflating the significance of the protest--- a 'swarm' of 100 people! GASP! martha bar the door!

taken from the link in the OP

A spokeswoman for the US forces in Afghanistan said they made "significant efforts to work with local leaders, mullahs and elders to respect their culture" and distributing the footballs was an effort to give a gift the Afghan children would enjoy.
"Unfortunately," she added, "there was something on those footballs we didn't immediately understand to be offensive and we regret that as we do not want to offend."

[Mr Earl]

But there's nothing wrong associating the sword with Allah!


Heaven forbid anyone have fun playing ball, better to cut heads off!

[barbaro]

But there's nothing wrong associating the sword with Allah!


Heaven forbid anyone have fun playing ball, better to cut heads off!

Oh dear....another crisis leading to protests in the streets. Cartoons, and more stuff like this.

This leads to my latests entrepreneurial idea: a new brand of toilet paper to market.

I'm calling the factory tomorrow, sending this print of the flag and will start production by the first of next month.


Brilliant!

[HermantheGerman]

Oh dear....another crisis leading to protests in the streets. Cartoons, and more stuff like this.

This leads to my latests entrepreneurial idea: a new brand of toilet paper to market.

I'm calling the factory tomorrow, sending this print of the flag and will start production by the first of next month.

Milky,
I'am starting to like you. Need a partner for your project.

[Sir Burr]

Well, the Christians use a cross, which is also an instument of death.

[Mr Earl]

Well, the Christians use a cross, which is also an instument of death.

Not quite as overt as a sword.
The cross for Christians is more of a symbol of self sacrifice and rebirth.


All those evil Calvinists are out to take over the whole world.

[kayo]

Well, the Christians use a cross, which is also an instument of death.

Not quite as overt as a sword.
The cross for Christians is more of a symbol of self sacrifice and rebirth.

Somehow. I find this very misguided.

I mean, lets just imagine for a second that Jesus was to make a second coming, whenever:
He arrives back on earth, and all these people that supposedly love and adore him are wearing and worshipping the very cross he has to carry to the mount and get nailed to. The very cross he spent his last moments pinned to.
That'd put the fear of god (ptp) into anyone. Jesus would probably run to the hills of afghanistan and go and hide out with Osama if he was to see all the crosses on all christians.

[keda]

tx Earl, i've printed that out and placed it in, erm, next to one of my buddhas.

[AntRobertson]

^

That's the civil ensign/flag of Switzerland, not the Christian cross.

[Mr Earl]

^ you really are dense aren't you!
It's a cross.

Last time I checked Switzerland was a rather neutral country.

[AntRobertson]

^ you really are dense aren't you!
It's a cross.

Last time I checked Switzerland was a rather neutral country.

It's the Swiss ensign/flag actually Earl. And not, as you mistakenly inferred:

Not quite as overt as a sword. The cross for Christians is more of a symbol of self sacrifice and rebirth.

And what does Switzerlands neutrality have to do with anything? Does that somehow lend creedence to your theory that the 'Christian cross is not as overt as a sword'... despite the fact you didn't post one. And I'm dense!?

[Wallalai]

Mr Earl, your pic is the flag of Switzerland at sea:



The flag of switzerland is square:

[Mr Earl]

Mr Earl, your pic is the flag of Switzerland at sea:

The flag of switzerland is square:

Now that's something I didn't know, very interesting.

Anyway it's cross and represents a sovereign confederation of democratic states.


It's unlikely any Swiss citizens take offense to having their flag represented on a soccer ball.

[raycarey]

A swarm of nearly 100 protesters took to the streets.

i'd like to hear more about this 'swarm' of nearly 100. it's awfully scary sounding.

[Frankenstein]

The above is a Greek cross with arms of equal length. The standard Christian cross (or Latin cross) has a longer vertical arm divided by a horizontal arm above the middle, like the cross Jesus is said to have been crucified on.