bust Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Brunei bans Christmas celebrations in public, including wearing Santa hats Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, one of the world's richest men, ordered the introduction of sharia in Brunei last year. Oil-rich Brunei has banned public celebrations of Christmas, including sending festive greetings and the wearing of Santa Claus hats. Muslims seen celebrating Christmas and non-Muslims found to be organising celebrations could face up to five years jail. However the country's non-Muslims, who comprise 32 per cent of the 420,000 population, can celebrate Christmas in their own communities on the condition that the celebrations are not disclosed to Muslims. Banned: Santa hats are not allowed in public in Brunei. Imams have told followers in the tiny Borneo nation to follow a government edict last year banning celebrations that could lead Muslims astray and damage their faith, according to the Borneo Bulletin. Advertisement "These enforcement measures are … intended to control the act of celebrating Christmas excessively and openly, which could damage the aqidah (beliefs) of the Muslim community," the Ministry of Religious Affairs said in a statement explaining the edict that was published in the Brunei Times. The statement said non-Muslims disclosing or displaying Christmas celebrations violated the penal code which prohibits propagating religion other than Islam to a Muslim. The Borneo Bulletin quotes imams saying in a Friday sermon that lighting candles, putting up Christmas trees, singing religious songs, sending Christmas greetings and putting up decorations are against the religious faith. "Some may think that it is a frivolous matter and should not be brought up as an issue," the imams are quoted as saying. "But as Muslims … we must keep it (following other religions' celebrations) away as it could affect our Islamic faith," they said. Before Christmas last year officials of the Ministry of Religious Affairs visited businesses and asked owners to remove Christmas decorations and to stop staff wearing Santa Claus hats and clothes. Brunei's rulers do not enforce the harsh Islamic orthodoxies of countries like Saudi Arabia. There are no sanctions for women who do not wear headscarfs and while the sale and public consumption of alcohol is banned, foreigners are allowed to import and drink it behind closed doors. But Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, one of the world's richest men, last year ordered the introduction of sharia, the strict legal code based on the injunctions of the Koran, prompting boycotts and protests at hotels he owns in the United Kingdom and the United States, including the Beverly Hills Hotel. The laws, which include amputation of hands and feet for theft and whipping for adultery, were to be phased in over three years. But their introduction appears to have been delayed without public explanation, according to foreign observers in Brunei. Read more: http://www.smh.com.a...l#ixzz3vCOfNCQl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Bah humbug... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Penis is hungry Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Whereas in Indonesia, Christmas is a public holiday, just as Buddha Birthday is etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 The Sultan of Brunei is known for flying in high class hookers from Europe for his orgies. Sharia is only for peasants, not princes. http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/sex-lies-and-sharia-law-the-secret-life-of-the-sultan-of-brunei/news-story/6eac970ff7aa06716f95356a5470d3f4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 The Prince Who Blew Through Billions http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2011/07/prince-jefri-201107 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 I wonder what his reaction might be to banning celebrations to mark the end of Ramadan, in non Muslim countries. Athough it's becoming harder to think of these countries, the Russian Federation I believe is one of them ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexi Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Wait till Donald Trump becomes president then the US might join the list 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasathai1 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 lots of ho's there, you just need to know where to look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasathai1 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 never trust a world leader that constantly wears gofey head gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Wait till Donald Trump becomes president then the US might join the list Whose his VP going to be? Jesse Ventura might be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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