Det RAHS gjorde, för att dra intresse till sig (vilket är hela poängen med "fresher fairs") var att ställa en ananas i sitt stånd. En ananas man döpte till Muhammed.
"We wanted to celebrate the fact that we live in a country in which free speech is protected, and where it is lawful to call a pineapple by whatever name one chooses."
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Detta ledde till att det samlades en liten grupp studenter och avlägsnade namnlappen "med kraft" ("forcefully"). Sen tvingades RAHS att lämna platsen, åtföljda av vakter.
En annan studentorganisation, "Student rights" säger följande om incidenten.
"Whilst hate speech on campus is unacceptable, students do not have the right to impose their religious sensibilities on others, and they must accept that they may be offended by those who do not share their convictions.
The actions of the Atheist Society may have been provocative, but its members should have every right to express their views and not be censored. Instead of closing down debate Reading University Student Union should be encouraging students to interact with one another rather than pandering to the hurt feelings of the devout."
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