Mayday! Valentine’s Day approaching.  A Kashmiri Muslim organisation called Forum Against Social Evils has warned local youth against observing St Valentine’s Day.

"We warn the youth to stay away from Valentine's Day celebrations," the Forum against Social Evils said in a notice published in the English-language Greater Kashmir daily newspaper.

"If they participate in any programme on the occasion of Valentine's Day, we will take action against the same," the group said, adding that Valentine's Day results in "moral degradation and immorality."

Forum Against Social Evils is an umbrella organisation of Islamic groups supporting Kashmir’s independence from India.  One of the forum’s members is the women’s group Dukhtarane Millat (Daughters of the Nation), which views Valentine’s Day as a "deep-rooted conspiracy of the West to involve Muslims in their vulgar culture."

That certainly seems to corroborate Ayatollah Khomeini’s understanding of Islam.

"Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious."

Still, the heads up regarding Valentine’s Day is rather amusing, I think.

This post seems an appropriate place to park the animated gif you see at right.

h/t: Big News Network.com – Breaking Religious News