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School cancels Christmas nativity in favour of Muslim Eid celebrations
telegraph.co.uk ^ | December 3, 2008 | Nick Britten

Posted on 12/03/2008 7:07:04 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

Greenwood Junior School sent out a letter to parents saying the three-day festival of Eid al-Adha, which takes place between December 8 and 11, meant that Muslim children would be off school.

That meant planning for the traditional nativity play were shelved because the school felt it would be too difficult to run both celebrations side by side.

The move has left parents furious.

Janette Lynch, whose seven-year-old son Keanu attends the school, in Sneinton, Nottingham, said: "The head has a whole year to plan for Eid and so she should be able to plan for both religious festivals.

"I have never heard of this at a school. It is the first year my son has been there and a lot of the mums like me were really looking forward to seeing the children in the nativity."

She said a letter, sent from "The staff at Greenwood Junior School', said: "It is with much regret that we have had to cancel this year's Christmas performances. This is due to the Eid celebrations that take place next week and its effect on our performers."

The school is to hold a number of children's Eid activities for those pupils who do not take two days off to celebrate with their families

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: antichristian; antichristmas; eid; eurabia; europeanchristians; homeschoolingisgood; islam; mohammedanism; mohammedanism122008; muslim; muslims; publicschool; publicschools; stealthjihad; uk; ukmuslims
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1 posted on 12/03/2008 7:07:05 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

See my tagline


2 posted on 12/03/2008 7:08:46 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (go into the light............ sweetness-light.com for a look at vile actions.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

And instead of Christmas presents, students and their families are being solicited for jizyah...


3 posted on 12/03/2008 7:12:06 PM PST by TonyStark
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To: Free ThinkerNY
That meant planning for the traditional nativity play were shelved because the school felt it would be too difficult to run both celebrations side by side.

I can almost hear Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire now...."Dammit! Why didn't I think of that!?"

4 posted on 12/03/2008 7:12:16 PM PST by Texas Eagle ("Vote Obama, Get Clinton...Quick change artist "-- fishhound 11/28/08)
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"I have never heard of this at a school. It is the first year my son has been there and a lot of the mums like me were really looking forward to seeing the children in the nativity."

Mrs. Lynch, your children no longer attend school; they attend a madrassa.

They no longer learn common law; they learn Shar'ria.

You are no longer British; you are Londonistani.

Be happy in the new life you and your fellow Leftists have chosen. Because you did indeed, choose it.

5 posted on 12/03/2008 7:12:57 PM PST by Old Sarge (For the first time in my life, I am ashamed to be an American)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Presumably they are not requiring the Muslim students to attend, and presumably those same students would not be participating in such a clearly infidel ritual. So what’s the problem?


6 posted on 12/03/2008 7:13:06 PM PST by sthguard (The problem isn't Islamic terrorists; it's terroristic Islam!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Hopefully nothing like this will cause the cancellation of the Kwanzaa Pageant.


7 posted on 12/03/2008 7:13:30 PM PST by Texas Eagle ("Vote Obama, Get Clinton...Quick change artist "-- fishhound 11/28/08)
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To: TribalPrincess2U

What’s he doing to that goat?


8 posted on 12/03/2008 7:14:03 PM PST by XR7
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Have a happy Ramahanaquansichris this year.


9 posted on 12/03/2008 7:14:34 PM PST by Red6
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To: Free ThinkerNY

This problem will only get worse until all Islam is moved out of Western Civilization.


10 posted on 12/03/2008 7:16:39 PM PST by doug from upland (8 million views of .HILLARY! UNCENSORED - put some ice on it, witch)
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Or vice versa, which is more probable.


11 posted on 12/03/2008 7:20:23 PM PST by Old Sarge (For the first time in my life, I am ashamed to be an American)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Where is Charles Dickens when you need him?


12 posted on 12/03/2008 7:21:56 PM PST by stboz
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So sad to see England dying....


13 posted on 12/03/2008 7:22:53 PM PST by clintonh8r (For the first time in my life I'm ashamed of my country.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY; informavoracious; larose; RJR_fan; Prospero; Conservative Vermont Vet; ...
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Obama Says A Baby Is A Punishment

Obama: “If they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby.”

14 posted on 12/03/2008 7:24:30 PM PST by narses (http://www.theobamadisaster.com/)
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They’d better get them out, now. Or be sorry later.


15 posted on 12/03/2008 7:24:33 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: clintonh8r
And we're not far behind!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!
16 posted on 12/03/2008 7:26:12 PM PST by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN 1969. St. Peregrine, patron saint of cancer patients, pray for us.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

And my very own state’s Governor Doyle proclaimed the Madison Christmas tree today is to be called the Capitol Tree. All because one atheist complained. How long will we keep letting them all squash our religion? Is it too late to do anything anymore?


17 posted on 12/03/2008 7:26:49 PM PST by Wisconsinlady
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
They’d better get them out, now. Or be sorry later.

Too late

18 posted on 12/03/2008 7:27:11 PM PST by swordfishtrombone
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Mohammed is the number one boy’s name given to newborns in England right now. Doesn’t that give the Brits some idea of what is happening? Duh!


19 posted on 12/03/2008 7:29:10 PM PST by Wisconsinlady
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To: doug from upland

How about off the dam planet


20 posted on 12/03/2008 7:33:00 PM PST by al baby (Hi mom IF DA BIRTH PLACE IS A LIE, BEING DA PRESIDENT AIN'T GONNA FLY!)
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