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Offline William Wallace

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British coffee shop reprimanded for displaying Bible verses
« on: October 01, 2011, 11:35:53 PM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5196cyemEM&feature=player_embedded

I don't know much about the situation, but if it is what it appears to be, it's highly lame.

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Re: British coffee shop reprimanded for displaying Bible verses
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2011, 11:42:37 PM »
Jesus Christ, people need to get over themselves

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Re: British coffee shop reprimanded for displaying Bible verses
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2011, 03:37:12 PM »
Oh gosh, how silly. WHO CARES?!

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Re: British coffee shop reprimanded for displaying Bible verses
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2011, 08:53:10 AM »
This is stupid.

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Re: British coffee shop reprimanded for displaying Bible verses
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2011, 11:00:43 AM »
Its a non-story. The Police have already issued an apology and it came from personal misinterpretation of the Public Orders act, which bans homophobic material (which you could possibly argue the bible contains if you take it to an extreme).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-15072408
« Last Edit: October 04, 2011, 06:38:16 AM by XJDenton »
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Re: British coffee shop reprimanded for displaying Bible verses
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2011, 05:43:28 AM »
Came in to faispolm but I guess everything's all good!  :smiley: