Fireman Sam episode withdrawn

[chesters1]

They certainly did. It seems there is one topic we won't quibble over.

Oh go on i am sure we can somehow

[corydoras]

Oh go on i am sure we can somehow

I am sure it would only be over the "context" ;-)

[Phone]

All,

 

I believe that is a copy of the "Seven Deadly Sins" from a Koran. No way - IMO - was it an accident.

 

Phone

 

EDIT: Copied from the news report, """"The episode was first broadcast in October 2014 on Channel 5 but the "error" has only recently been spotted.""""

Edited July 28, 2016 by Phone

[Norm B]

Just as a matter of interest, I understand that the Muslim Council of Great Britain is funded by British taxpayers, WHY?

[corydoras]

Just as a matter of interest, I understand that the Muslim Council of Great Britain is funded by British taxpayers, WHY?

Because we do not have separation of Church and State?

Edited July 29, 2016 by corydoras

[Steve Walker]

The Muslim Council of Britain’s administrative expenses are funded entirely by affiliation fees and donations from Muslim individuals and institutional well-wishers. These financial sources fund the MCB’s core work.

 

Donations are also received by the MCB Charitable Foundation (MCBCF), an independent entity registered with the Charities Commissioners. It’s aim it to build a capital fund through which activities of the MCB that are exclusively charitable can be supported.

The Muslim Council of Britain has also promulgated innovative projects to raise the capability of the British Muslim community and to widen good practice. For these, the MCB has successfully competed for and been granted funding from government and non-government bodies.

 

 

 

http://www.mcb.org.uk/about-mcb/faqs/

 

So they aren't funded by taxpayers, though they do run some projects which are.

 

CofE govt funding;

 

https://www.churchofengland.org/media-centre/news/2012/05/government-agrees-%C2%A330-million-extra-to-resolve-vat-concerns.aspx

 

Personally, I think all religions should be funded by their followers, not by the taxpayer.

Edited July 29, 2016 by Steve Walker

[ayjay]

Cleared by Ofcom - no further action to be taken.

 

"We studied a recording of the programme in the highest possible resolution," an Ofcom spokesperson said.

"We found that the page did appear to contain Arabic text, but its contents could not have been deciphered, nor recognised as being from a given text."

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37338265

[barry luxton]

wonder if any apology is sought or offered by those who complained without any foundation?