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Santa banned for fear of offending Muslims
The Melbourne Herald

Posted on 11/28/2002 12:48:51 AM PST by TYBEEISLAND

Kinders slap ban on Santa By NIKKI PROTYNIAK, LEELA de KRETSER and ASHLEY GARDINER 28nov02

SANTA Claus has been dragged into the state election after several childcare centres and kindergartens banned him for fear of offending minority groups.

Liberal leader Robert Doyle attacked the Bracks Government over the Santa boycott, saying it was political correctness gone mad. "I blame the Bracks Government for the demise of institutions like Santa," Mr Doyle said.

"Most little kids actually like Santa, and I haven't noticed him being politically incorrect or damaging to the youthful psyche."

But Premier Steve Bracks was not to blame, a Government spokeswoman said.

"If Robert Doyle is trying to link this with the Bracks Government, then he's off with the elves," she said.

"We would hope that common sense would prevail because all children love Santa."

More than a dozen centres across Melbourne yesterday said they will not let Father Christmas in the door this year.

Some, including a Croydon childcare centre run by the Swinburne University of Technology, will substitute a clown for Saint Nick to avoid offending minority groups.

Ethnic community leaders also say the ban is wrong. They have called on the 14 kinders to bring Santa back.

Swinburne spokeswoman Jenni Austin said staff had decided that Santa was not appropriate.

"As a university, we have to be sensitive to the views of minority groups," she said.

A worker at St Andrew's kindergarten, in Clifton Hill, said most children would celebrate Christmas at home instead.

"The majority of the families do celebrate Christmas but there are a few families who don't, so we have decided to have an end-of-year party instead of a Christmas party,' she said.

There will be Santa Claus segregation at Batman Park kindergarten, in Northcote. He will visit only one of four groups.

"There is a Muslim family in one of the groups and we didn't want to offend them," a worker said.

But Australian Arabic Council chairman Roland Jabbour said the no-Santa ruling was going too far.

"Santa's part of the Australian way of life. We don't know how such a thing could be offensive."

Jewish Community Council president Grahame Leonard agreed.

"We're all about celebrating cultural diversity, not repressing it," he said.

Mr Doyle said it was all the Government's fault.

"Next it will be cold showers for all at 5am and an early bedtime. Well, not under the Liberals."


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KEYWORDS: banned; christmas; insanity; liberals; muslims; santa
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1 posted on 11/28/2002 12:48:52 AM PST by TYBEEISLAND
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To: TYBEEISLAND
'Fear' is the operative word hear. If Muslims get offended, Christians die by the hundreds...JFK
2 posted on 11/28/2002 12:53:19 AM PST by BADROTOFINGER
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To: BADROTOFINGER
If Christians rioted in Australia the way the Muslims did in Nigeria, I can guarantee you no one would ever have the gumption to ban Santa.
3 posted on 11/28/2002 12:54:39 AM PST by goldstategop
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To: Mark17
ping
4 posted on 11/28/2002 12:58:24 AM PST by ambrose
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To: TYBEEISLAND
This sort of thing is to be expected all around the world (first, second and third). The oil money being directed to the cause of Mecca is having its initial impacts already. What happens when the local political party machine starts getting big donations from the local muslims? Is it any worse than donations from Scientology or other negative outfits.

Sidebar-- it just occurred to me that Islam has endless money to spend... and Scientology has a veracious appetite for selling!!! A perfect match. Made for each other! I wonder if the Xenu boys have realised this...

5 posted on 11/28/2002 1:00:51 AM PST by rocknotsand
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To: TYBEEISLAND
will substitute a clown for Saint Nick to avoid offending minority groups.

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The clown is the person who thought this up and imposed it.

How much longer can people be expected to put up with this without properly erupting into a bloody revolution?

6 posted on 11/28/2002 1:02:22 AM PST by RLK
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To: TYBEEISLAND
"Butts-up for Allah" seems to be replacing "Waltzing Matilda".
7 posted on 11/28/2002 1:04:31 AM PST by per loin
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To: BADROTOFINGER
Your post was exactly what screamed in my brain!!! Not one of us should allow this crap. Not anywhere in the world! Next thing you know, children won't be allowed to wear crucifixes or the star of Israel! What next, manditory veil rag wearing, to make the muslims completely FRIGGEN COMFORTABLE OR ELSE?????
8 posted on 11/28/2002 1:05:39 AM PST by Terridan
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To: per loin
That, my friend, was a great post!
9 posted on 11/28/2002 1:06:55 AM PST by Terridan
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To: Terridan
I dont quite get that post. Perhaps you could let me in on the significance?...JFK
10 posted on 11/28/2002 1:09:53 AM PST by BADROTOFINGER
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To: RLK
The best Talk Radio station (www.2ue.com.au) has a celebrity called John Laws. His anti-multicultural motto/jingle/tag is: "AUSTRALIA; love it or leave it!" I would suggest it would also work in the US too. The subtext is "Australians don't change to suit you newbies; you newbies change to suit Australia. After all, why did you come here if wasn't to get away from some less desirable or downright basketcase culture crawling with fleas, camels and goats?"
11 posted on 11/28/2002 1:10:33 AM PST by rocknotsand
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To: BADROTOFINGER
fear being the operative word... I understand why they banned Santa, being afraid of reprisals, but I don't agree with it! PMS is a b*tch! (Mine)
12 posted on 11/28/2002 1:24:00 AM PST by Terridan
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To: TYBEEISLAND

We really cannot have any faith out west anymore.


13 posted on 11/28/2002 1:29:01 AM PST by lavaroise
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To: lavaroise
Only if its of the Christian variety.
14 posted on 11/28/2002 1:31:05 AM PST by goldstategop
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15 posted on 11/28/2002 1:31:57 AM PST by Slyfox
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To: TYBEEISLAND
SYRACUSE.com - THE POST-STANDARD: "PUPILS TO PASS UP TURKEY School Skips Thanksgiving for Fasts of Ramadan" (112602)

16 posted on 11/28/2002 1:36:23 AM PST by Cindy
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To: rocknotsand
The oil money being directed to the cause of Mecca is having its initial impacts already.

Exactly correct. America alone spends $280 billion a year on oil and 1/6 goes to the Saudis.

We need to get ourselves off of Oil pronto. We need a crsh program for implement alternative fuels (nuclear, clean coal, biomass, wind, solar) asap. You hear that George and Dick! We like what you're doing, just lose your friends in the oil business. Stop licking the Skieks' sandals, its embarassing.

17 posted on 11/28/2002 1:37:41 AM PST by Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit
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To: TYBEEISLAND
Muslims are flying planes into skyscrapers, suicide bombing Israelites into kingdom come, blowing up nightclubs, hotels and embassies, hijacking airplanes, ramming boats into oil tankers and navy ships - and we are encouraged to tap dance around their sensitivities, bury our own culture and elevate theirs. Nonsense!
18 posted on 11/28/2002 1:57:12 AM PST by 3catsanadog
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To: TYBEEISLAND
We will just have to Muslimize Santa.

Hows this....

Jihad Santa


19 posted on 11/28/2002 2:04:50 AM PST by John Lenin
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To: TYBEEISLAND
There will be Santa Claus segregation at Batman Park kindergarten, in Northcote.

I'm sure that this park's name refers in some way to cricket, but as a kid I would have loved to go to a Kindergarten with "Batman" in the name, no matter what it meant. Frankly, I am surprised that this place isn't trying to capitalize on the name by having Adam West show up in full costume instead of a Santa Claus.

Better yet, how about both?


20 posted on 11/28/2002 2:22:38 AM PST by Garth Rockett
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