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[Andy from Beaverton]

Todd Feinburg just talked about a school where three families objected to Halloween because of its religious roots. They banned Halloween at the school.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

Don't offend witches - they can cast spells!

[randog]

Wilson said, “It’s almost as if it's not politically correct to be a Christian nowadays in our country.”

Gee, whatever gave her that idea? The fact that priests are arrested for quoting the Bible?

[rickmichaels]

Many recently arrived students in our schools share absolutely none of the background cultural knowledge that is necessary to view ‘trick or treating,’ the commercialization of death, the Christian sexist demonization of pagan religious beliefs, as ‘fun.’”<

The Liberal "cultural enrichment" of Canada continues.

[ClearCase_guy]

The Toronto School Board warned its schools that Halloween as it is traditionally celebrated may offend Wiccans

Not celebrating Christmas offends me.

[RoadTest]

My Father didn't say coddle the wiccans little feelings. He said "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you." - Luke 10:19

[cripplecreek]

I won't offend those witch b**ches.

[Publius6961]

The Toronto School Board warned its schools that Halloween as it is traditionally celebrated may offend Wiccans, even suggesting that to a Wiccan unuse to the event, it might be experienced as a “traumatic shock.”

I can't believe that an entire school board anywhere can be this stupid.

There is one person, perhaps two who managed to get elected to the board, and it is critical, for me if I were affected, to know who this person is, so we could ridicule her out of town. Far out of town!

[nuconvert]

BOO !

[xzins]

Wicca was invented a few decades ago and is a pretend religion made up from bits and pieces grabbed here and there by entrepreneurial spiritualists.

These people have got to be kidding.

[I-ambush]

"...to a Wiccan unused to the event, it might be experienced as a traumatic shock."

It's as though the Wiccans have just arrived from the Middle Ages, rather than growing up in some suburb of Toronto.

[rickmichaels]

...it might be experienced as a “traumatic shock.”

Words fail me.

[zzen01]

Canada, WHAT a toilet!

[joesnuffy]

Wicca was an invented religion circa 1955...

'Trick or Treating' has been around longer....

[kanawa]

What this article doesn't say...

Local news radio had a quote from the Toronto wiccan high priestess who said she saw nothing wrong with Halloween, she just saw it as a fun time for kids.
Who's the school board speaking for?

[Savage Beast]

As Rush says: "We couldn't make this stuff up, folks!"

[coladirienzi]

The writers of the "Monty Python" movies have been out of work for a while. I'm pleased to see that they have found employment at the Toronto School Board.

[Dionysius]

If one chooses to become a fruitcake, one must accept the ramifications of becoming a fruitcake. It is not incumbent on the non-fruitcakes to lessen the burden of fruitcakism on those that choose to embrace it.

[atomic conspiracy]

I'm offended that every weirdo and its dog (or cat perhaps) can manipulate public agencies merely be deciding to take offense.
Want to do something really scarey for Halloween? Dress up as Hasidim and Mossad agents and visit your local lib warren.
I promise not to be offended.