Swines!

[John Galt]

It would seem that the Natwest & the Halifax are taking down promotional material for piggy banks as it may be offensive to Muslims. Anyone got a better example of politcal correctness gone mad???

[mcquiggd]

Erm, I thought strict muslims (i.e. the ones who might be offended by piggy banks) wouldnt use a bank account from those companies, as payment of interest was against their religion... hence the recently launched Islamic bank accounts that use a convoluted way of paying them.

[voron]

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!
Why don't they all just fook off to Iran

[BoredBloke]

Who in these large companies comes up with all this bollux?

[wendigo100]

Who in these large companies comes up with all this bollux?

People with nothing better to do. It's a case of: create work like this out of nothing or collect your P45.

[Marcus Aurelius]

Perhaps the piggies should be dressed up in a veil?

BTW, what's the problem? The Koran says don't eat Pork(It actually says "It's not a good idea to eat Pork in a warm country as it spoils quickly"), not "Don't look at the cute 'ikkle piggies"!

FFS!

[The Lone Gunman]

Perhaps the piggies should be dressed up in a veil?

BTW, what's the problem? The Koran says don't eat Pork(It actually says "It's not a good idea to eat Pork in a warm country as it spoils quickly"), not "Don't look at the cute 'ikkle piggies"!

FFS!

The Koran also has a "needs must clause". A Muslim can do anything which is prohibited if their life depends on it, they may also ignore Koranic imperatives if the culture of the "host" doesnt allow it.

[Joe Black]

Erm, I thought strict muslims (i.e. the ones who might be offended by piggy banks) wouldnt use a bank account from those companies, as payment of interest was against their religion... hence the recently launched Islamic bank accounts that use a convoluted way of paying them.

As far as I'm aware its not bank accounts per se which are a problem, only the payment of interest on borrowing, so having a standard cheque/savings account should be ok...or even a credit-card as long as you're still on one of those 0% deals.

As for the rest, the whole idea of doing/not doing one thing or another just because it upsets some peoples faith is b*llocks.

What next, remove all the world atlases because it upsets the flat-earth believers?

[zathras]

It would seem that the Natwest & the Halifax are taking down promotional material for piggy banks as it may be offensive to Muslims. Anyone got a better example of politcal correctness gone mad???

It is a misapplication of the rule in Islamic law which only requires that Pork is not eaten. You can view it to your hearts content. (At least according to the Muslim Council of Britain)

For another example, one council banned piglet ( of pooh bear fame) for the same reason.

[AtW]

as payment of interest was against their religion...

But is it payment of interest on a loan or receiving interest on current account? I heard a lot about the former being against religion, but not the latter