News of London's New Mayor is Whitewashed - Page 3

bhkad · 05-04-08, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Scucca

Get the name right! Its called the Union flag. I also find it offensive as it symbolises empire. I can just about tolerate the St George, but technically as Xians we should be flying a St Edmund

Were you born in Great Britain?

What are Xians in your use of the word?

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# were Daoist immortals who had achieved physical immortality through the use of alchemy liandan or herbs yao. ...
Religous Concepts in China

# Abbreviation for the normal English word "Christian." Not a pejorative, the word often is used in online chatrooms, bulletin boards and E-mail. Sometimes erroneously appears as Xtian.
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# a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC
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# Xi'an (; Postal System Pinyin: Sian), is the capital of Shaanxi province in China and a sub-provincial city. ...
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# Xian () is a Chinese word for an enlightened person, translatable in English as:*"spiritually immortal; transcendent; super-human; celestial being" (in Daoist/Taoist philosophy and cosmology)*"physically immortal; immortal person; immortalist; saint" (in Daoist religion and pantheon)*"alchemist ...
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And why would Xians fly a "St. Edmund?"

Because he was a martyr? I sometimes in our past exchanges I wondered if you might be a Muslim.

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St Edmund the Martyr
King of the East Angles
Image:The Wilton Diptych(Edmund detail).jpg
Detail from the Wilton Diptych.
Reign 25 December 855 – 20 November 869
Born 841
Birthplace Nuremberg, present day Germany
Died 20 November 869
Place of death historical: Hoxne, Suffolk possible: Dernford, Cambridgeshire.
Buried Bury St Edmunds
Predecessor Æthelweard
Successor Oswald and/or
Æthelred
Father Alcmund
Mother Siwara
Sainthood
King and Martyr
Venerated in Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion
Major shrine Bury St Edmunds, destroyed
Commemorated 20 November
Attributes crowned and robed as a king; holding a scepter, orb, arrow, or a sword
Patronage Douai Abbey, kings, pandemics, Roman Catholic diocese of East Anglia, the English county of Suffolk, torture victims, wolves
Saints Portal

Edmund the Martyr (841–20 November 869) was a King and martyr of East Anglia. He succeeded to the East Anglian throne in 855, while still a boy. The earliest and most reliable accounts represent Edmund as descended from the preceding kings of East Anglia of the Wuffing line. Other accounts state that his father was King Æthelweard. Geoffrey of Wells claimed that Edmund was the youngest son of Alcmund, a Saxon king. Edmund was said to have been crowned by Bishop Humbert of Elmham on Christmas Day 855.

In 869, Edmund was defeated in battle by the Great Heathen Army; he was captured, tortured and died the death of a martyr.

Scucca · 05-04-08, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by bhkad

Were you born in Great Britain?

I'm English, not British

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What are Xians in your use of the word?

Something to make weddings and funerals unimaginative

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And why would Xians fly a "St. Edmund?"

He's our patron saint. St George is a subsequent load of foreign tosh.

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I sometimes in our past exchanges I wondered if you might be a Muslim.

I'm closest to Sally Ann. You just haven't noticed the tambourine

bhkad · 05-04-08, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Scucca

Crikey, I'm shivering under me bed thinking about it. Could you show one of the following? (1) Israel was important to the election (2) The Mayor has responsibilities that means he can become some sort of El Cid for the Charlton Heston fans?

1) I'd say that if Livingstone was prompted to speak out against Israel and his Mayoral performance was consistent with that criticism as it pertained to radical Islam in his city we might expect Boris Johnson to be fair but firm with regard to Muslims and that he will not encourage or accommodate Islamism in London.

2) Here's some El Sid (Caesar)

YouTube - The Clock (Sid Caesar)

Scucca · 05-05-08, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by bhkad

...we might expect Boris Johnson to be fair but firm with regard to Muslims and that he will not encourage or accommodate Islamism in London

Could you give some policy examples? You can find details of his role here