Posted on 18 December 2009
Tags: christian, Christmas, diversity, New York, Santa, Santa Claus, tolerance
More public schools are abandoning Christmas…and now they’re throwing out Santa Claus, too.
After all, the concept of Santa is based on a real Christian do-gooder named Nicholas.
Ironically, our “tolerant” society simply can’t tolerate this in the name of diversity.
In continued efforts not to offend anyone, numerous public school officials have crossed a new bridge this year.
They’ve decided that not only the religious aspects of Christmas, but anything that may be associated with Christmas, must go.
So Santa is “getting the boot” along with candy canes and red and green wrapping paper. Read more... (681 words, 1 image, estimated 2:43 mins reading time)
Posted on 31 October 2009
Tags: christ, Christmas, God, prayer, school, Thanksgiving
Including public prayers to God on Thanksgiving is becoming as “politically incorrect” as mentioning Christ on Christmas.
In 2005, the Maryland Board of Education began teaching their students that the Pilgrims landed on the American continent by luck. In the new public school curriculum, in effect re-naming Thanksgiving “Lucky Thursday” per some sources, students are not taught that God had any part in the thank you for what the Pilgrims had. The Board of Education felt they were facing a constitutional dilemma. Read more... (431 words, 1 image, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)