King's Cross: Network Rail removes Ramadan message after complaints

[Nearly Sane]

Sure we will be hearing about this from Reform UK as well


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68617438

[jeremyp]

Yes, I don't see that a railway station has any need to display religious messages on its information board.

[Walt Zingmatilder]

Yes, I don't see that a railway station has any need to display religious messages on its information board.

Religious messaging in the context of public transport is not new. I understand a few years back a group calling themselves the atheist bus placed a message on the side of a
Bus

[jeremyp]

Religious messaging in the context of public transport is not new. I understand a few years back a group calling themselves the atheist bus placed a message on the side of a
Bus

That was an advertisement paid for by (I think) the BHA. That's not the same as using an official communications channel for religious messaging. FWIW if the board had been used to display an atheist message, it would also have been wrong.

[SteveH]

People don't like having religion ramadan their throat.

[jeremyp]

People don't like having religion ramadan their throat.

I think you should get your coat.

[Walt Zingmatilder]

That was an advertisement paid for by (I think) the BHA. That's not the same as using an official communications channel for religious messaging. FWIW if the board had been used to display an atheist message, it would also have been wrong.

What? like, "The train on platform 4 is for Tunbridge Wells, Atheists should use the front four coaches only"?

[Nearly Sane]

Religious messaging in the context of public transport is not new. I understand a few years back a group calling themselves the atheist bus placed a message on the side of a
Bus

And the story makes it clear that they have general messages for Ramadan, so it isn't the religious aspect itself that is problematic. So your point is specious.

[Walt Zingmatilder]

That was an advertisement paid for by (I think) the BHA. That's not the same as using an official communications channel for religious messaging. FWIW if the board had been used to display an atheist message, it would also have been wrong.

Yes apparently the campaign was started by British comedian Ariane Sherine who apparently couldn't perform one night because she felt a little funny, rumour has it that her manager told her to get on stage before it wore off.

[SteveH]

...Ariane Sherine who apparently couldn't perform one night because she felt a little funny, rumour has it that her manager told her to get on stage before it wore off.

Isn't it about time you retired both your jokes, and came up with a few new ones?

[jeremyp]

Isn't it about time you retired both your jokes, and came up with a few new ones?

What's the other one?

[SteveH]

What's the other one?

Knock knock.
Who's there?
Walt Disney.
Walt Disney who?
Walt disnae mind trotting out the same old joke over and over again.