War on Christmas, Brunei Style

Via the Sydney Morning Herald:  Brunei bans Christmas celebrations in public, including wearing Santa hats.

Oil-rich Brunei has banned public celebrations of Christmas, including sending festive greetings and the wearing of Santa Claus hats.

Muslims seen celebrating Christmas and non-Muslims found to be organising celebrations could face up to five years jail.

However the country’s non-Muslims, who comprise 32 per cent of the 420,000 population, can celebrate Christmas in their own communities on the condition that the celebrations are not disclosed to Muslims.

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Neil Hudelson says:

    In it’s own way, the entire nation of Brunei is now just a “safe space.”