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Squinch

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1. If we will need to cancel Christmas at 10pm on Christmas Eve to stop people from dying, I will be

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Fri Jul 31, 2020, 06:44 AM

Jul 2020

fine with it. And the way we are going it is a distinct possibility.

And because there is a spike, it is for the benefit of the Muslim community that the ban is put into effect. This virus hits families because families gather. This will reduce a spread within Muslim families that the Eid gatherings would have caused.

This isn't a matter of making accommodations for religions. This is a virus.

And your source says that they CAN'T meet indoors "including in pubs and restaurants." So you CAN'T go into pubs.

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Government criticised for 'Islamophobic' lockdown rules meaning British Muslims are unable to [View all] Soph0571 Jul 2020 OP

If we will need to cancel Christmas at 10pm on Christmas Eve to stop people from dying, I will be Squinch Jul 2020 #1

I don't have any issue with these localised lockdowns T_i_B Jul 2020 #2

You can't go to the pub in that area... BooScout Aug 2020 #3

Agree with T-i-B LeftishBrit Aug 2020 #4