Cyclone Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Cricket on the village green. A pint of English beer with friends in the local pub or club. Roses growing around a door. Lovers underneath a sycamore tree. Freedom from religious fanatics. Freedom of religion in fact! Public indecency never defined Englishness for me, no matter what the vegetation involved... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMozzy Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Playing sucker is probably the phrase I was looking for. I've heard it used and I know what it means. (No you were right - you do give it, not play it. It's just that it's spelt "succour".) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmer Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Do you think the chanting somehow compels people to attend? Is it like the hypnotoad from futurama? Of course it does. It creates a social pressure to attend. Plays on people's guilt. That's a big reason behind why it is done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppet2 Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Cricket on the village green. A pint of English beer with friends in the local pub or club. Roses growing around a door. Lovers underneath a sycamore tree. Freedom from religious fanatics. You forgot to add tolerance of other cultures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodmally Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Is it any different to Church bells ringing? http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/23/muslim-call-to-prayer-duke-university-highlights-divisions-solidarity I agree its silly objecting to it. I'm not religious at all but dont mind it. There is more annoying things to listen too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loraward Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Is it any different to Church bells ringing? http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/23/muslim-call-to-prayer-duke-university-highlights-divisions-solidarity Society needs to be more tolerant of the beliefs and opinions of others, people should be free to rings bells, free to shout whatever they like from roof tops and church towers, free to whistle and sing as loudly as they like, and if someone else doesn't like what they are saying, singing, whistling they can simply plug their ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 (No you were right - you do give it, not play it. It's just that it's spelt "succour".) oops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loraward Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Isn't the culture of the UK to allow freedom of religion? Or is it only freedom of religion when it's the same as the majorities? Freedom with limitations isn't really freedom. ---------- Post added 12-05-2015 at 16:41 ---------- It's funny but there are No Bells on Sunday around our area perhaps they are considered to be from the distant past ,now that a more enlightened age free of religion has reached the more advanced society's. They tend to be used more for weddings rather than calling people to Sunday prayer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicksy3 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Cricket on the village green. A pint of English beer with friends in the local pub or club. Roses growing around a door. Lovers underneath a sycamore tree. Freedom from religious fanatics. Sycamore trees aren't native, they were brought over in the middle ages I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuttsie Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 You forgot to add tolerance of other cultures. I am all for that ---------- Post added 12-05-2015 at 16:37 ---------- Sycamore trees aren't native, they were brought over in the middle ages I think. Ours wasn't got from the B&Q. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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