Christmas Trees Absent From University of North Carolina Libraries This Year

FOX News ^ | December 6, 2008 | staff

[Baladas]

Christmas trees that have graced the two main libraries at the University of North Carolina won't be displayed this year, after numerous complaints, The Charlotte Observer reported.

The trees have stood in the lobbies of Wilson and Davis libraries at the Chapel Hill campus during December. This year, they are being kept in storage.

Sarah Michalak, the associate provost for university libraries, told the newspaper that she made the decision after several years of complaints from employees and others.

“We strive in our collection to have a wide variety of ideas,” she said. “It doesn't seem right to celebrate one particular set of customs.”

It is unusual for a public library to house a display representing one religion, according to the Durham County library system's deputy director Catherine Mau.

Michalak, who has been the head librarian at UNC for the past four years, told the Observer that at least a dozen employees have complained about the Christian display. Students, however, have been mum on the trees.

[Baladas]

In other words, they didn't care what the actual students - the consumers - wanted, the lefty proffessors were offended by a tree.

[Happy Rain]

Leftists Atheists are literate?

Whodathunkit?

[Dilbert San Diego]

Do they observe Martin Luther King’s birthday?
Valentine’s Day?
4th of July?
Labor Day?
Arbor Day?
Gay Pride week?

do they observe any holiday or celebrations? If so then they are guilty of observing one set of traditions over others, and guilty of the behavior that they say they are opposed to.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Lord we need St. Bernard of Clairvaux.(Along with The Teutonic Knights.)

[Joiseydude]

The only problem is that christmas trees aren’t a Christian symbol.

[Arm_Bears]

Following this logic, the trees will be re-instated if someones complains about their absence?

[Tax-chick]

On the one hand, phooey on them. On the other hand, I’d be happy to have all non-reading related junk out of the library, permanently.

[Iron Munro]

“It doesn't seem right to celebrate one particular set of customs.”

Let's all remember to call the college and complain about their observance of MLK Day.

[Happy Rain]

They are now and have been for some time.
Perhaps you meant “Holiday trees.”

Are Christmas cookies agnostic?

Not to nit-pick,but putting “Christ” before anything makes it connected to Christianity,at least in the minds of Christians and seriously,who else has a dog in the fight?

The CSA battle flag was (and still is to some) a symbol of honor and now is considered by most a pro-slavery rag—to make a negative comparison.

[RightOnline]

Amen.

[CindyDawg]

I bet the staff want to work Christmas too, don’t they?

[Theodore R.]

With Jesse dead and his old Senate seat gone Democrat, the Democrats can flex their muscle in NC, and the sheeple haven’t a clue there either.

[LibLieSlayer]

Academia are going to permanently vacation in the eternal furnace.

LLS

[MitchellC]

“It doesn't seem right to celebrate one particular set of customs.”

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[Freedom4US]

Complaints? About a Christmas tree? What a bunch of ‘tards.

[CrystalD]

Sarah C. Michalak Associate Provost and University Librarian

Email: smichala@email.unc.edu

Email and inquire if the staff intends to take the holiday off with pay or will they work since “It doesn't seem right to celebrate one particular set of customs.”

[freekitty]

Then let the jerks miss a wonderful Christmas.

[familyop]

Not that I have or care about xmas trees (my religious choice at home)...but probably because so many New Englanders and Californians moved there.

[Gritty]

If they wanted to put up a Festivus Pole there would be no problem. After all, that represents a real celebration!

[shiva]

If I went to school there I would design me a t-shirt with a Christmas tree on it.