Separation of mosque and city
I thought being a mayor, especially of one of the world’s biggest cities, was a secular kind of job.
Silly me.
London’s stunning Ramadan Lights have returned to the West End!
For the next month, this dazzling display will illuminate the vibrant heart of our city, celebrating the holy month of Ramadan and showcasing London's rich diversity.
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— Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) February 26, 2025
Also, he makes it sound like a party, like the secularized commercialized Xmas we’re so used to, but Ramadan is a month of fasting. The fasting is dawn to dusk, and it’s not just eating it’s also drinking, so it’s unhealthy at best and risky at worst.
It’s not something to pretty up with party lights, and it’s not something mayors or councilors or MPs should be promoting and cheering.
Well to be fair our mayor came to the hanukkiah lighting in the city centre last year. But yeah, Ramadan isn’t really a celebration. Wait until Eid.
Ramadan, EID, Hanukah, Easter, Christmas, Remembrance Day, V-Day, Diwali, Chinese New Year, are all religious festivals sponsored by varying levels of government.
Remember, the UK does not have the same legislated separation of church and state as the USA. How can it when its head of state is also head of the established church? And even the USA keeps failing there.
V-Day is a religious festival?
I was listening to a BBC/NPR story about this, and it was all about how wonderful it was that an 8-and-a-half-year-old girl was going to be participating in the fasting for the first time this year. Wanted to rip the damned radio out of the dashboard.
Ugh!!!