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Mary is contrary in politically correct year - (Christmas song about Mary deemed ‘too religious’)
Telegraph ^ | December 27, 2007 | Laura Clout

Posted on 12/27/2007 8:49:24 AM PST by NYer

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1 posted on 12/27/2007 8:49:26 AM PST by NYer
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2 posted on 12/27/2007 8:49:52 AM PST by NYer ("Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church" - Ignatius of Antioch)
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Sadly, more attacks on all things Christian and Christmas.


3 posted on 12/27/2007 8:50:37 AM PST by Biggirl (A biggirl with a big heart for God's animal creation, with 4 cats in my life as proof. =^..^=)
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To: NYer

Makes me want to bash my head on a brick wall.


4 posted on 12/27/2007 8:54:04 AM PST by wastedyears (Merry Christmas, FReepers)
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What blockheads.


5 posted on 12/27/2007 8:54:09 AM PST by CzarNicky (The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
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To: wastedyears

Makes ME want to bash THEIR heads on a brick wall!


6 posted on 12/27/2007 8:56:03 AM PST by goodnesswins (Being Challenged Builds Character! Being Coddled Destroys Character!)
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To: Biggirl

I’m way past being saddened. This is worse than an attack, it’s an unnecessary surrender, a signal to the enemy that we are prepared to abandon our faith.
Some would say it’s a trivial thing, but each trivial gesture hastens the extinction.


7 posted on 12/27/2007 8:57:17 AM PST by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast ( "Do well, but remember to do good.")
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This is tiresome.....what would happen if these same people in America began to call Charlie Wrangle on his insane tax schemes or Senator Clinton using her disgraced husband to further her power plays with lies or William Jefferson still not behind bars because he is a Democrat. There are so many issues that affect the nation....even though this happened in Britton, it is happening here in the US also. What should be private opinion about religion is made a national complaint....well it rarely if ever is. So get a life Politically Correct and leave the rest of the world alone.


8 posted on 12/27/2007 9:00:04 AM PST by yoe ( NO THIRD TERM FOR THE CLINTON'S!!!)
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But one group of young singers was ordered to change the traditional lyrics of the Christmas song - because they were said to be "too religious".


9 posted on 12/27/2007 9:01:16 AM PST by MozarkDawg
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To: wastedyears
Makes me want to bash my head on a brick wall.


10 posted on 12/27/2007 9:02:26 AM PST by MarineBrat (My wife and I took an AIDS vaccination that the Church offers.)
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To: NYer
Uplift or "cross your heart" bras could readily be considered an unsolicited sexual advance ~ on the other hand, simply having large breasts cannot.

A case involving the USPS and an employee who filed a complaint about his supervisor not disciplining a female employee for "displaying large breasts" (albeit behind several bras, camisoles, shirts, and jackets), ended up being tossed by EEOC and I believe the MSPB as well!

11 posted on 12/27/2007 9:02:36 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: wastedyears
Makes me want to stand up and speak about how Political Correctness, isn’t. There is nothing correct about anything the proponents of PC say and do.

Christians all over the world can stop it in it's tracks just by not bowing to PCer's whims. Where's the faith in God to put a hedge of protection around those who fight for right?

12 posted on 12/27/2007 9:03:35 AM PST by Picklezz (HUNTER: SOLID - A Conservative's Conservative. He's the man for the job.)
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Outrageous. Prayers for their conversion!


13 posted on 12/27/2007 9:04:47 AM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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Instead of "Little donkey, carry Mary safely on her way", the youngsters were told to sing "carry Lucy" for fear of offending non-Christians.

Is it so hard for parents to simply tell their children to sing it the way they want anyway? I mean the Doors did that on Ed Sullivan ("Girl we couldn't get much higher...") after promising not to, why not kids at school? I would so instruct my kids, and if they suspended her, I would spend every penny I had to sue them and make as much as a fuss as possible until the cowards relented.

14 posted on 12/27/2007 9:09:23 AM PST by montag813
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I’m still trying to figure out who could possibly be “offended” by the Christmas story.


15 posted on 12/27/2007 9:13:07 AM PST by BenLurkin
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“Blessed are those who find no offense in me.” - Jesus

There’s your hint.


16 posted on 12/27/2007 9:19:09 AM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: NYer
Maybe it's not such a big deal.

Just borrowing from an old tradition.

Maria was just a latin nickname anyway.

Her given name was Miriam, just like Moshe's sister.

Of course, the mention of a Hebrew name would really have set off the PC crowd.

17 posted on 12/27/2007 9:24:38 AM PST by yatros from flatwater
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You are correct, MGG.

I remember an old saying about faith, and here it is:

“For those who believe, no explanation is necessary; for those who do not believe, no explanation will do.”

Isn’t it extraordinary that anyone could find a song about a little donkey carrying the Blessed Mother offensive?

Honest, I’m trying not to be judgmental, but when I see a story like this, it is a real test of my Christian patience.


18 posted on 12/27/2007 9:27:17 AM PST by RexBeach ("Americans never quit." Douglas MacArthur)
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But one group of young singers was ordered to change the traditional lyrics of the Christmas song - because they were said to be "too religious".

This is but one more example of why the UK is doomed. They are already behaving like the vanquished in an occupied country.

19 posted on 12/27/2007 9:27:56 AM PST by olezip
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I still want to know the real lyrics to Louie Louie!


20 posted on 12/27/2007 9:29:36 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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