Quote of the week...

Quote of the week as voice of reason and therefore much respect, goes to Dr. John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York. He's been scoring credibility points with me for a while now by simply telling it like it is and standing up for good old British common sense - sod the fact that he was born in Uganda, he's proving to be a rather Great Briton.

The quote in question is his criticism of British Airways who have got themselves all in a tizz over the issue of a worker wearing a tiny cross on a chain to signify her Christianity. Apparently this falls foul of their uniform regulations which state that no visible jewellery can be worn, but she argues that she wears it as a statement of religion rather than a fashion accessory, and likens its importance to the hijab or bangles worn openly by Muslim and Sikh employees respectively (which BA allows on the basis that it would not be "practical" for such religious symbols to be worn under a uniform).

Anyway, she's just lost the case, and Dr. Sentamu's suggestion was that "under BA's current reasoning, an employee who turned up to work wearing a 3ft-long cross must be allowed to wear it, because to hide such a cross under their uniform would be impractical". Someone PLEASE take his advice and try this out! All these PC rules and ideas seem to be at the expense of the good old British folk who are not being allowed to express their preferences whilst all and sundry bend over backwards to accommodate minority groups. I've no problem at all with multiculturalism and I'm not offended by people celebrating other religious festivals, but I despise the fact that Christmas and Easter are being toned down. When in Rome, and all that.... If I moved to live in Iran for example, I would respect their traditions by donning a burqa, and I would not expect them to tone down their Eid celebrations just to avoid offending me. I've heard that many companies (especially those in the public sector) have changed to sending out Christmas cards saying "Happy Holidays" allegedly so's not to offend people of other faiths. Hello? Christmas? Why not be proud of the symbolism behind the celebrations and enjoy it for what it stands for. They're not saying that it's any better than Hanukkah, or Eid, or whatever, but it is still at the heart of Britain and British culture and therefore should be embraced and removed from the PC nonsense that darkens our country. Thank God that someone is standing up for common sense in Britain! We need more like him!