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Should Sweden Change Its Flag

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  • 07-07-2019 1:51am
    #1
    SafeSurfer
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    Sweden is seen as a very progressive country which embraces equality and diversity. Is it sustainable for it to retain its national flag, which contains such overt Christian symbolism?

    Multo autem ad rem magis pertinet quallis tibi vide aris quam allis



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    #2
    ILoveYourVibes
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    No.


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    SafeSurfer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,421 ✭✭✭SafeSurfer


    ILoveYourVibes wrote: »
    No.


    It’s not sustainable or it shouldn’t change its flag?

    Multo autem ad rem magis pertinet quallis tibi vide aris quam allis



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    #4
    ILoveYourVibes
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    SafeSurfer wrote: »
    It’s not sustainable or it shouldn’t change its flag?

    It shouldn't change it's flag.


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    #5
    kowloon
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    SafeSurfer wrote: »
    It’s not sustainable or it shouldn’t change its flag?

    Yes.


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    #6
    paleoperson
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    Troll thread.

    Get a life.


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    #7
    ILoveYourVibes
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    Sweden actually has a state religion which is christianity.

    Just like Norway , Iceland , Malta, the UK ( 1701 Act of Establishment,) etc. Makes sense for the flag to be christian.

    And people probably have an attachment to it.

    And lets face it sweden IS a tolerant place to live.

    Unlike china ..where religion is a pariah..but minorities are still persecuted.


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    Lackadaisical
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    Sweden has a state church so that's not likely to be happening any time soon.


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    Vita nova
    Registered Users Posts: 734 ✭✭✭Vita nova


    Yes, it should be a black and white pictogram of a person assembling a wardrobe


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    #10
    ILoveYourVibes
    Registered Users Posts: 15,176 ✭✭✭✭ILoveYourVibes


    getty_1048785902_388908.jpg


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    #11
    Kermit.de.frog
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    What does Trump think?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0tSLV3GGQc


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    #12
    chuchuchu
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    There was a story before about them removing crosses from Swedish churches as not to offend Muslims


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    4068ac1elhodqr
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    chuchuchu wrote: »
    There was a story before about them removing crosses from Swedish churches as not to offend Muslims


    Something similar-ish has already been done with a brand of Greek youghurt that sells across Europe at all german discount stores. The packaging was deemed too offensive, so the small cross was airbrushed out.


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    tuxy
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    Malakai Late Water wrote: »
    Something similar-ish has already been done with a brand of Greek youghurt that sells across Europe at all german discount stores. The packaging was deemed too offensive, so the small cross was airbrushed out.

    WTF? From 2017

    Lidl.png


    But we are saved, the crosses are back! (2019)

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    L1011
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    chuchuchu wrote: »
    There was a story before about them removing crosses from Swedish churches as not to offend Muslims

    Which was bollox like all of these are


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    tuxy
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    L1011 wrote: »
    Which was bollox like all of these are

    Yes it was only one church that bishop Eva Brunne proposed the changes for.


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    StupidLikeAFox
    Registered Users Posts: 7,699 ✭✭✭StupidLikeAFox


    Malakai Late Water wrote: »
    Something similar-ish has already been done with a brand of Greek youghurt that sells across Europe at all german discount stores. The packaging was deemed too offensive, so the small cross was airbrushed out.

    Some guy in Lidl made a calculated decision that by removing the crosses they could potentially increase sales.


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    #18
    Hobosan
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    I think they should get rid of the flag and also close down every single University in the world... for consistency like!

    It's bad enough that Catholics cover up child abuse, but the cover up of inventing Unnversities when Europe was happily living in excrement is something that must not go unpunished.


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    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    L1011 wrote: »
    Which was bollox like all of these are

    Google disagree's with you.

    Personally I hate all religious symbols equally so I couldn't really give a tup'pennys fvck but it seems (after a quick Google search) as though crosses are being removed in Sweden and other European countries.


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    Mad_maxx
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    ILoveYourVibes wrote: »
    Sweden actually has a state religion which is christianity.

    Just like Norway , Iceland , Malta, the UK ( 1701 Act of Establishment,) etc. Makes sense for the flag to be christian.

    And people probably have an attachment to it.

    And lets face it sweden IS a tolerant place to live.

    Unlike china ..where religion is a pariah..but minorities are still persecuted.

    Actually like all the nordic countries, Lutheranism is the state religion


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    #21
    malinheader
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    Definitely not. Keep their flag and put up more crosses. Might deter some other easy offended types entering their country.


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    fryup
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    ILoveYourVibes wrote: »
    Sweden actually has a state religion which is christianity.
    Mad_maxx wrote: »
    Actually like all the nordic countries, Lutheranism is the state religion

    yes and Lutheranism (Protestantism) is part of Christianity


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    #23
    Reputable Rog
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    I'm considering moving to Switzerland. Their flag is a big plus.


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    #24
    biko
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    operation-swedistan.jpg


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    skooterblue2
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    L1011 wrote: »
    Which was bollox like all of these are

    Its not Bollocks its fact. Proven



    https://pjmedia.com/faith/2017/06/21/church-of-swedens-first-lesbian-bishop-wants-to-remove-crosses-add-muslim-prayer-spaces-to-church/

    https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2015/10/05/worlds-first-lesbian-bishop-calls-church-remove-crosses-install-muslim-prayer-space/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Brunne

    She sounds like a right basket case.


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    #26
    The chan chan man
    Registered Users Posts: 824 ✭✭✭The chan chan man


    I’m not mad on Sweden, but the flag is a big plus.


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    #27
    spurious
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    They gave us 3/4 of Abba. They can do no wrong.


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    #28
    fryup
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    spurious wrote: »
    They gave us 3/4 of Abba. They can do no wrong.

    why? who is the odd one out?


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    #29
    ILoveYourVibes
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    England has the cross in its flag as christian symbol too.

    78aafff5ca4f90a372aab5259ad2e5e7.jpg

    St Georges Cross.


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    #30
    spurious
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    spurious wrote: »
    They gave us 3/4 of Abba. They can do no wrong.
    fryup wrote: »
    why? who is the odd one out?

    Frida. The dark-haired one. She was Norwegian with a German soldier father, which as you can imagine, made for some fun times in post-war Norway. That's why they moved to Sweden.


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    #31
    colm_mcm
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    ILoveYourVibes wrote: »
    England has the cross in its flag as christian symbol too.

    <SNIP>

    St Georges Cross.

    So would you be if someone painted your horse.


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