Posted on 12/13/2022 9:01:53 AM PST by John Semmens
The Endicott Branch of the Dedham Public Library in Dedham, Massachusetts disappointed some residents by deciding against putting up a Christmas tree this year. Library supervisor Lisa Desmond said "I was told that it made people uncomfortable."
The absence of a Christmas tree has made other people uncomfortable. "I've been coming here for 30 years, even when my son was little, and just like most buildings at Christmastime, especially places where there are children, you expect to see Christmas trees," one resident said.
"It's sad that I won't see the decorated tree in the library," another resident said. "The library celebrates so many things: Gay Pride Week, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Kwanzaa, the Jewish holidays. It's not fair that a few employees were able to effect this change in this town that is supposed to be inclusive, and I feel that this is a very exclusionary maneuver that they've made for those who appreciate the holiday of Christmas."
"It's about community, love, and unity," Desmond argued. "We didn't intend to exclude anybody. But the only way we can be inclusive is to exclude all religious symbolism. Halloween, LGBTQ Pride Week, and 4th of July, all are secular observations and therefor, okay. It may be a hard lesson for all of us to learn that there should be no place for religion in any public space."
In related news, Actor and Christian activist Kirk Cameron's request to provide a religious story hour was rejected by 50 public libraries. "I figured if these places have 'drag queen story hour' they might want to balance things out by adding a different perspective," he said. "But I was wrong. A librarian at the Rochambeau Public Library in Providence, Rhode Island which hosts a regular program called 'Queer Island' explained that 'we are a very queer-friendly library. Our messaging does not align with Christianity. Letting you tell Bible stories would just confuse the children.'"
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