Iran says it is cracking down on Valentine’s Day celebrations and shops engaging in them will be guilty of a crime.
Iranian news outlets reported the police directive Friday warning retailers against promoting “decadent Western culture through Valentine’s Day rituals.” Police informed Tehran’s coffee and ice cream shops trade union to avoid any gatherings in which boys and girls exchange Valentine’s Day gifts.
The annual Feb. 14 homage to romance, which tradition says is named after an early Christian martyr, has become popular in recent years in Iran and other Middle East countries.
The backlash in the Islamic Republic is part of a drive against the spread of Western culture.
Saudi Arabia has also sought to stamp out Valentine’s Day but it’s celebrated widely in nearby places like Dubai.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
who care’s what what the iranians think? just more muslim “tolerance” for other religions, although they want their cult to be accepted by everyone else.
They really want everyone to be miserable. It must be why Marxism and Islam go hand in hand. Both contribute to collective misery! I think we might expect some of this stupidity on our shores in the name of “tolerance for Islam. And if it comes to pass, I want to say “Congrats, libs! This is what you’ve managed to accomplish– total backwardness!”
In 278 A.D. Valentine was beaten, stoned and decapitated by Claudius II, the Roman Emperor at the time. He had been friendly apparently to Valentine prior. Claudius believed that his Roman Legions soldiers would be more reluctant to go on long marches and battles, if they had a wife and children at home. Therefore Claudius decreed that the penalty for marriage or assistance in marriage was death by beating, stoning and decapitation. So when Valentine married a couple and tried to get Claudius to convert to Christianity, Claudius carried out his Decree on February 14, 278 A.D.
That is why we celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14. Seems Iran has ideas similar to Claudius. They don’t want any idea of the West regarding romance instilled in Iranian lovers, so they too will mete out punishment. It is 278 A.D. again apparently.
My sister and daughter were both born on Valentine’s Day. Thank you St. Valentine.
Terrell William Proctor, J.D. Houston attorney/mediator and former Judge
I found a new name for Islam, it is now calls for ISLAMSLUT…………..hahahaha…….a good one.
Well actually Valentines day is NOT A RELIGIOUS holiday! But we here in the West need to follow the Muslim countries way of thinking and NOT LET ISLAMIC HERESY be spread around our Countries! Çivilized people DO NOT want this trash spread or glorified in our Civilized Societies. We need to stamp out Islamic practices!
Hmm.
i’m thinkin’ that any State which attempts to legislate Love out of existence will soon fail, as no reasonable man, woman, or child will want to be on the side of those who prefer hate…well, for long, anyway…
Of course, hate is easier…
Thanks to the previous poster for the background on St. Valentine; i had no idea.
Personally, i believe that any time any immigrant comes to America and not only refuses to assimilate but attempts to impose his former lifestyle on others in his new country ought to be immediately sent either back where he came from or to any country that practices what they claim they want for everyone. For example, it came to my attention that in Minnesota, many Muslim cabbies are refusing to take passengers who are drunk or carrying alcohol or any pork or pork-related products in their cabs. I say, “ok, that’s the way you want it, here’s your deportation papers sending you the hell out of America, where you do NOT belong.”
Further, i believe that any Muslim immigrant who wishes to stay in this country must first sign a pledge that they will NEVER attempt to impose Sha’ria upon ANYONE in America, on pain of immediate deportation to a Muslim country. Second, again if they wish to stay, they should be required to produce at least 3 4-generation Americans who will vouch for them, personally. If they cannot or will not, this tells me that they do not intend to assimilate and acclimate themselves to America or make American FRIENDS, and so ALSO need to be deported to any Muslim-majority country.
What people need to know or remember is that this is a Qu’ranic strategy, to go to other countries as minorities, then take as much advantage as possible while they are a minority, then when they become a MAJORITY, deny others the religious freedom they once demanded for themselves…ergo, the need to nip that crap in the bud before it gets started.