UK Stores ashamed to sell religious cards
December 22nd, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya BhattLondon, Dec 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Supermarkets in London have been accused of deliberately shying away from selling religious-themed Christmas cards. Religious leaders in the country says the major retailers are now ashamed to sell religious cards out of fear that other customers who do not share the Christian faith might be offended.
British newspaper Daily Mail carried out a survey at the four leading shops in the country to determine the types of cards they are selling this Christmas. After visiting Tesco, Sainsbury, Asda and Morrisons, the newspaper reported that out of the 6,576 varied cards that they had for sale, only 36, representing 0.5 percent – actually had any image of JESUS CHRIST. Asda had only four out of the over 2,600 cards which had the image of JESUS CHRIST.
Ironically, Christmas is all about the birth of JESUS CHRIST. The director of Britain’s Christian Voice told the Daily Mail that, “There’s too much of this multicultural indoctrination and too much of an idea that if they put out Christian cards they will alienate or discriminate against or offend other faiths.”
Evangelical Alliance’s Dr. Don Horrocks concluded that, “Supermarkets appear to be ashamed to put cards on shelves because there is a perception it is dodgy.”
Each of the stores suggest that what they sell is mainly determined by customer demand.
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