12 October 2017

Stall holder banned after selling ‘offensive’ Knights Templar mugs

A market trader has been banned from having a stall after selling Knights Templar coffee mugs – in case they upset Muslims.

Tina Gayle, 57, who was previously warned for selling books and CDs featuring Nazi swastikas, was ordered to remove the £6 mugs from her stall after Charnwood Borough Council received a complaint they were offensive.

The mugs feature a drawing of a knight and have the Latin motto which translates as: ‘Not to us Lord, not to us, but to Your Name give the glory.’

The Knights Templar was a medieval order of crusading Christian monks who fought against Muslim soldiers. [Metro.co.uk] Read more