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Saturday, October 01, 2005 There'll always be an England (not) Tony Blair's England is this: Porcelain pigs offend Muslims LEICESTER -- Police here in central England seized a collection of porcelain pigs from a house's window sill after Muslims complained that they were offensive. "I just couldn't believe it, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry," Mrs Nancy Bennett, the owner of the 17 miniature pigs, told the Sun tabloid newspaper. The porcelain figures were held at the local police station, while Mrs Bennett was threatened with prosecution if she replaces the collection. Her house is located in the same street as the city's main mosque, meaning that Muslim worshippers often passed by her front window where the pig figurines were on display. "Muslims find pigs highly offensive," explained police officer David Griffiths. "That is why the complaints were made". -- Sapa-AFP via Relapsed Catholic And would you like to be fired for eating a BLT because of the bacon in Florida? There's more here, also, about the banning of Piglet and children's books that have pigs in them. posted by Mark Butterworth | 6:52 PM | |
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