Liberals continue to attempt to wage the war on
Christmas, but they are having their Christmas Bans reversed. See article
below:
School Principal Prohibits Christmas Symbols &
Words, Colors Red and Green, Candy Canes & Carols, by John Whitehead,
12/11/18, Freedom Outpost.
Principal Jennifer Sinclair
attempted to purge Manchester Elementary School of any symbol or mention of
Christmas, including singing Christmas carols, using items that have red/green
colors, and candy canes (which were perceived as problematic because the shape
is a ‘J’ for Jesus).
ELKHORN, Neb. — The Rutherford Institute
has offered to assist the Elkhorn Public Schools should they encounter any
fallout as a result of their decision to overturn Principal Jennifer Sinclair’s
attempt to purge Manchester Elementary School of any symbol or mention of
Christmas, including singing Christmas carols, using items that have red/green
colors, and candy canes (which were perceived as problematic because the shape
is a ‘J’ for Jesus).
The Institute’s “Constitutional
Q&A: The Twelve Rules of Christmas”
guidelines aim to clear up the legal misunderstanding over the do’s and don’ts
of celebrating Christmas by providing basic guidelines for schools, workplaces
and elsewhere.
“This year has certainly been plagued
with its fair share of Scrooges and Grinches raiding homes, shooting unarmed citizens, illegally
seizing citizens’ property, arresting individuals for inane ‘crimes’ such as
letting their kids play outside or walk to school alone, listening in on
Americans’ phone calls and spying on their emails and text messages.
After what feels like endless months of
being mired in political gloom and doom, we could all use some of that
Christmas spirit of joy, excitement, innocence, magic and hope we had as
children,” said constitutional attorney John W. Whitehead, president of The
Rutherford Institute.
“Unfortunately, in the politically correct quest to avoid anything that might
be construed as offensive, government officials, employers and store managers
have reduced Christmas to little more than a season for buying.
However, there is room for Christmas in
our communities, constitutionally and culturally. Frankly, we could all benefit
from heeding the Christmas message of love, peace on earth, and goodwill toward
all.
Over the years, The Rutherford Institute
has been contacted by parents and teachers alike concerned about schools
changing their Christmas concerts to “winter holiday programs” and
renaming Christmas “winter festival” or cancelling
holiday celebrations altogether to avoid offending those who do not celebrate
the various holidays.
In one incident, a public school
6th-grade class was asked to make “holiday cards” to send to the troops but were told by school
officials that they could not use the words “Merry Christmas” on their cards.
Similarly, nativity displays, Christmas carols, Christmas trees, wreaths, candy
canes and even the colors red and green have been banned as part of the effort
to avoid any reference to Christmas, Christ or God.
Teachers at a Connecticut school were
instructed to change the wording of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” to “Twas
the Night Before a Holiday.”
A high school principal in Virginia was
unsure about whether he could mention Santa or distribute candy canes after a
Muslim family objected to them as symbols of Christmas.
A public school principal in Minnesota
won’t even allow “Season’s Greetings” to be used in school publications.
Things are not much better outside the
schools: In one West Virginia town, although the manger scene (one of 350 light
exhibits in the town's annual Festival of Lights) included shepherds, camels
and a guiding star, the main attractions--Jesus, Mary and Joseph--were nowhere
to be found.
In Chicago, organizers of a German
Christkindlmarket were informed that the public Christmas festival was no place
for the Christmas story. Officials were concerned that clips of the film “The
Nativity Story,” which were to be played at the festival, might offend someone.
And in Delaware, a Girl Scout troop was
prohibited from carrying signs reading “Merry Christmas” in their town’s annual
holiday parade.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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