Never in 50 years have I ever seen a nativity pageant at a public school. When I was growing up, I had Hindus, Muslims, Native American (animists) and Jews is my class – and that was just in elementary school. Why would we even think of performing a program highlighting one religion’s beliefs over the rest? What a stupid idea.I am a Christian and have not only performed in but written many Christmas pageants – but they belong in church, not a public school. I am getting very tired of this meme.
I don’t get this – not only is this way off schedule, but it is a tiresome plot line encouraging sanctioned religious bias in schools. If they can’t come up with a solution to such a simple problem then they should assign a more intelligent teacher to be in charge of the school play.
I am very confused. I thought Grease was replacing A Christmas Carol? Why is she looking at nativity costumes and sighing? I don’t remember a nativity scene in A Christmas Carol, though admittedly it’s been a while since I last read it.
And what religion is offended by A Christmas Carol anyway? It’s about ghosts, not God. Just call it The Scrooge Story, change the references to Christmas to “winter holiday” and bang, no more religion to be found.
I have known several people of different religious beliefs, but I have never heard one say they were offended by Christmas or any other religious holiday. I hope she disregards all the nonsense and puts on the play she wants to. By the way, when I went to school, part of the Christmas concert was the Nativity.
The problem with the Political Correctness agenda isn’t that it’s pro-everyone pro-everything – it’s that it’s anti-American, anti-Christian, anti-middle class, anti-male, and anti-caucasian. Took a comparative religion class in high school – Christianity was never mentioned except in regards to how much worse it was than all the other “nifty religions”.
i_am_the_jam almost 13 years ago
American Public Schools™, ladies and gentlemen.
The Nihilist almost 13 years ago
The PC police win again
doc white almost 13 years ago
I hated rehearsal,I was a palm tree.
HeidiTentee almost 13 years ago
The ghost of Christmas Never
Dr Low almost 13 years ago
No place for Him at the inn, no place for Him at school. Fortunately, my heart has room.
cdward almost 13 years ago
Never in 50 years have I ever seen a nativity pageant at a public school. When I was growing up, I had Hindus, Muslims, Native American (animists) and Jews is my class – and that was just in elementary school. Why would we even think of performing a program highlighting one religion’s beliefs over the rest? What a stupid idea.I am a Christian and have not only performed in but written many Christmas pageants – but they belong in church, not a public school. I am getting very tired of this meme.
LtPowers almost 13 years ago
Oi! Did Allison forget that Stick is Jewish?
monahans almost 13 years ago
I don’t get this – not only is this way off schedule, but it is a tiresome plot line encouraging sanctioned religious bias in schools. If they can’t come up with a solution to such a simple problem then they should assign a more intelligent teacher to be in charge of the school play.
notinksanymore almost 13 years ago
I am very confused. I thought Grease was replacing A Christmas Carol? Why is she looking at nativity costumes and sighing? I don’t remember a nativity scene in A Christmas Carol, though admittedly it’s been a while since I last read it.
notinksanymore almost 13 years ago
And what religion is offended by A Christmas Carol anyway? It’s about ghosts, not God. Just call it The Scrooge Story, change the references to Christmas to “winter holiday” and bang, no more religion to be found.
serenasakitty almost 13 years ago
I have known several people of different religious beliefs, but I have never heard one say they were offended by Christmas or any other religious holiday. I hope she disregards all the nonsense and puts on the play she wants to. By the way, when I went to school, part of the Christmas concert was the Nativity.
tigre1 almost 13 years ago
There is so much WRONG with Xmas as a Christian holiday that it wouldn’t be worth it to begin…
Dampwaffle almost 13 years ago
The problem with the Political Correctness agenda isn’t that it’s pro-everyone pro-everything – it’s that it’s anti-American, anti-Christian, anti-middle class, anti-male, and anti-caucasian. Took a comparative religion class in high school – Christianity was never mentioned except in regards to how much worse it was than all the other “nifty religions”.