Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

School's 'Christmas Carol' Play Dropped After Parents Object to Tiny Tim
Fox News insider ^ | December 18, 2016

Posted on 12/19/2016 9:24:35 AM PST by kevcol

click here to read article


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-56 next last
To: Tennessee Nana

So, what do these parents have against a little crippled child?


21 posted on 12/19/2016 9:41:14 AM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2017; I pray we make it that long.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: kevcol
How could anyone not like Tiny Tim ...


22 posted on 12/19/2016 9:44:02 AM PST by NorthMountain (Northmountain)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Cold Heart

>>Environmentally friendly corrosion inhibiting cleaners exist

Looks like maybe they need another extension or few on the Squeegee/sponge stick.


23 posted on 12/19/2016 9:44:48 AM PST by HLPhat (It takes a Republic TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS - not a populist Tyranny of the Majority)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: Paulie
Another reason to homeschool.

What if Trump told all of the schools that if anyone opposes this kind of stuff and sue he will make sure that no negative outcome to that school or individuals will occur. (He has a pen soon.)

24 posted on 12/19/2016 9:48:04 AM PST by Digger
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: Responsibility2nd

The idiot who penned that screed, is a reverend. A sick female who believes she has an angle.

God Bless Everyone :)


25 posted on 12/19/2016 9:48:28 AM PST by AllAmericanGirl44 (If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: NorthMountain

“Tiptoe Through the Tulips” should be part of the Christmas Carol soundtrack.


26 posted on 12/19/2016 9:49:22 AM PST by AZLiberty (A is now A once again.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 22 | View Replies]

To: Cold Heart

OTOH, the length of the stick is probably irrelevant - since it seems the Janitorial Staph are having difficulty progressing beyond the “dealing with fresh fruit” phase of the course...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piWCBOsJr-w


27 posted on 12/19/2016 9:49:42 AM PST by HLPhat (It takes a Republic TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS - not a populist Tyranny of the Majority)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: kevcol

Dickens wrote Tiny Tim as hoping “the people would see him in the church, because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk, and blind men see.”

It is precisely the one who made lame beggars walk, and blind men see, that these people object to.

You cannot have A Christmas Carol with portions of it excised for political reasons. Either do it, or don’t, but don’t mess around with our literature and traditions.


28 posted on 12/19/2016 9:49:58 AM PST by Savrola
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: kevcol

Little timmy says allah akbar and kills ever in the play..including the audience.

NYTAnd CNN rave it’s the greatest revisions of A Christmas Carol ever?


29 posted on 12/19/2016 9:51:52 AM PST by Leep (Stronger without her!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: AZLiberty
Here ya go ...
30 posted on 12/19/2016 9:52:22 AM PST by NorthMountain (Northmountain)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 26 | View Replies]

To: Yaelle

When my kids were in school, I discovered that the world was rapidly changing.

One day, I asked the kids when Christmas vacation started...I got blank stares in response. A little more prying, and they say “Oh, you mean winter break”.

Curious, I went to the school’s online calendar. Sure enough, the word Christmas had been wiped off. This makes even less sense, when one considers Christmas is a federal holiday.

Anyway, I wouldn’t assume the students (or parents) necessarily ‘get’ that this is a Christmas story, as Christmas has been relegated to a roll of minor sideshow, during ‘Winter Break’.

Out of curiosity, I just revisited the calendar. Its always informative.

Labor Day - Check
Columbus Day - no mention
Veterans Day - no mention
Thanksgiving - Check
Christmas - ‘Winter Break’
Martin Luther King - Check
President’s day - ‘Staff Day’
Good Friday - ‘Staff Day’


31 posted on 12/19/2016 9:57:31 AM PST by lacrew
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: Tennessee Nana

You nailed it - can’t have no crippled snot praising God....


32 posted on 12/19/2016 9:58:38 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: kevcol
For the complaining leftist snowflake parents:


33 posted on 12/19/2016 9:59:18 AM PST by Carriage Hill ( Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Tennessee Nana
This one surprised me. "God bless us one and all" seems so innocuous but I guess the word "God" is a red flag to these mindless PC charging bulls.

I thought it was going to be "He hoped the people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk, and blind men see."

34 posted on 12/19/2016 10:06:04 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: AZLiberty


35 posted on 12/19/2016 10:06:35 AM PST by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 26 | View Replies]

To: kevcol

The parents also want to change the characters name from Tiny Tim to Vertically Challenged Tim.


36 posted on 12/19/2016 10:06:41 AM PST by Flick Lives (Les Deplorables Triumphant)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: kevcol

Our local high school, also in Pennsylvania, put on a Christmas Carol play last year. No complaints from anyone and the kids did an excellent job.


37 posted on 12/19/2016 10:10:03 AM PST by tina07 (In loving memory of my father,WWII Vet. CBI 10/16/42-12/17/45, d. 11/1/85)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Tennessee Nana

And so, the dummocrap sickness continues. Obviously it is very contagious. Perhaps we should get NIH working on a vaccine. What should we call it? How about “Being a Thoughful Adult Who Faces Life Like an Adult, Not a Sniveling Infant” vaccine?


38 posted on 12/19/2016 10:10:51 AM PST by EinNYC
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: Tennessee Nana

Can’t an administrator/board just say, “Thanks for your concern, we’ll be having the play (or reading the book).” Is it really that hard?


39 posted on 12/19/2016 10:17:04 AM PST by cdga5for4
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: AppyPappy

I bet it was a teacher.

apparently, the entire work force of the school objected to putting on the play, because it carved into ‘education time’, which they claim is mandated by the state; in essence, they never cancelled it, because they never scheduled it...and because it was not part of the fifth grade curriculum, they would not agree to be participants in it...

they did offer this little nugget; parents are free to set up theiir own after school play, if they want one...


40 posted on 12/19/2016 10:18:20 AM PST by IrishBrigade
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-56 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson