Brunei bans Christmas: Sultan warns those celebrating could face up to five years in jail
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[QUOTE]Anyone found illegally celebrating Christmas in Brunei could face up to five years in prison, according to a reported declaration by the Sultan of the tiny oil-rich state.Brunei introduced its ban on Christmas last year over fears that celebrating it "excessively and openly" could lead its Muslim population astray.
Christians and others can celebrate Christmas, but must do so in private and have to first alert the authorities.
Local Islamic religious leaders [URL="http://borneobulletin.com.bn/muslims-prohibited-from-celebrating-christmas-imams/"]have promoted the ban[/URL], warning that adopting the trappings of Christmas is tantamount to imitation of another faith, prohibited in some interpretations of Islam.
Officials from the Ministry of Religious Affairs have also reportedly visited local businesses to ensure they are not displaying Christmas decorations, including Santa hats and banners with Christmas greetings.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/brunei-cancels-christmas-sultan-warns-those-celebrating-could-face-up-to-five-years-in-jail-a6782561.html[/url]
This'll go down well, considering about 10% of the population are Christian.
I hope the Sultan gets visited by the ghosts of Christmas and then the next morning he has a sudden change of heart.
Don't worry, we'll see how well they hold up with this nonsense once they run out of liquid bargaining chips.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;49388272]I hope the Sultan gets visited by the ghosts of Christmas and then the next morning he has a sudden change of heart.[/QUOTE]
When you mean ghosts of christmas, you mean fiends from hell that wil replace his heart for coal right?
Fuck this guy
[QUOTE=kweh;49388275]When you mean ghosts of christmas, you mean fiends from hell that wil replace his heart for coal right?[/QUOTE]
metal
the brunei that stole christmas
You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch.
Imagine if we banned Islamic festivities. You'll have to imagine that, because we won't.
[QUOTE=Antlerp;49389813]Imagine if we banned Islamic festivities. You'll have to imagine that, because we won't.[/QUOTE]
No, because we're a sensible country who understands that being secular is the key to success.
[QUOTE=Erfly;49388263]This'll go down well, considering about 10% of the population are Christian.[/QUOTE]
It's working just fine for Egypt, which has shit on their Coptic Christian minority for God knows how long.
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;49390073]It's working just fine for Egypt, which has shit on their Coptic Christian minority for God knows how long.[/QUOTE]
I was unaware Egypt was a shining example of stability
fuck this guy looks like a massive shitcunt
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[quote]The Sultan has one of the world's largest and rarest car collections. While a prominent collector, a variety of reports have been released showing that the car collection is not treated well. In one, it was reported 2000 of the original 2500 cars were so poorly kept, and had been left to 'rot' for over a decade, that they were beyond saving.[38] Despite this, some brands including Lamborghini, Bentley, Ferrari, Bugatti, and Rolls-Royce, make new cars exclusively for the Sultan that are not sold or advertised to the public.[citation needed]
The Sultan's involvement in sports includes playing polo, golf, and badminton. He also enjoys race car driving, piloting helicopters, and aircraft. On international trips, he pilots his own Boeing 747-400.[39] He is also very fond of gold and has a Rolls-Royce coated with 24k gold.
He often enjoys fine cigars, and has a notable favourite, the Gurkha Centurian, that was commissioned specifically for him.[40]
His primary residence, the 1,800-room palace Istana Nurul Iman, is considered the world’s largest private residence[/quote]
[QUOTE=Araknid;49391311]fuck this guy looks like a massive shitcunt
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Are we sure he isn't El Presedente?
[QUOTE=mralexs;49391354]Are we sure he isn't El Presedente?[/QUOTE]
Well he's the strict leader of a tiny basically city state that has massive oil wealth. Would you really not expect him to have a golden car?
[QUOTE=Araknid;49391311]fuck this guy looks like a massive shitcunt
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Holy fuck he's living the caricature stereotype of Persian douchebags.
No wonder this guy hates Christianity he's the exact definition of vanity.
Why the Hell did the British pull out of the region and install this cock as leader?
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[QUOTE=Sobotnik;49388272]I hope the Sultan gets visited by the ghosts of Christmas and then the next morning he has a sudden change of heart.[/QUOTE]
I would prefer a heart attack but I guess that works too.
Fuck this guy, no seriously fuck this guy. I don't give a damn how many awesome cars he has because he's a general cunt. He implements sharia law in his country, but his entire family is excused from it. His brothers and sons drink alcohol with strippers and he has 1000 rooms in his house in which half of them are filled with women who will have sex with him because he "owns" them. Disgusting guy.
[QUOTE=AtomicDongo;49392906]Fuck this guy, no seriously fuck this guy. I don't give a damn how many awesome cars..[/QUOTE]
Well they're all rotting and falling apart, "beyond saving"...
FYI, due to some age old treaty signed with the british colonial government before Singapore's independence, we are required to send our soldiers (me included cause I'm reservist now) if they are attacked by any opposing forces
[QUOTE=Ignhelper;49393300]FYI, due to some age old treaty signed with the british colonial government before Singapore's independence, we are required to send our soldiers (me included cause I'm reservist now) if they are attacked by any opposing forces[/QUOTE]
If you end up shipped off there you should try to be as friendly as possible in all situations... you know, diplomatic relations, community outreach, fire incidents...
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