Posted on 12/06/2015 2:14:47 AM PST by Zakeet
A guide to "inclusive" Christmas decorations created by Cornell University warns that any decorations that remotely evoke religion, which includes stars and mistletoe, are incompatible with the school's commitment to diversity.
The university then rattles off a list of decorations that are "NOT consistent" with the school's "commitment to diversity and inclusiveness." The discouraged decorations include the following:
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The schools says that holly, Santa Clauses, and wreaths might be acceptable decorations, but only after "dialogue within [a] living unit or area" to ensure nobody is offended.
Universities around the country have been issuing Christmas guidelines aimed at discouraging the display of religious symbols. A recent guidance email at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, for instance, warned against letting holiday parties become "Christmas parties in disguise" and discouraged using terms such as "Secret Santa" because they could offend people.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
Interesting article, but somewhat puzzling with its reference to 1st Century A.D.
Druids were an ancient religion in what is now France and Britain in Caesar’s day, earlier than 50 B.C. I don’t recall Caesar mentioning mistletoe, though I’m sure it must have been part of the Druids’ religion long before Caesar.
The most significant Druid practice that Caesar mentions is sacrificing captured enemies by placing them in a wicker cage and then burning them alive. The diversity of this custom, being so much like ISIS today, should be brought to the university’s attention. They might not only allow mistletoe, they might require it!
Merry Christmas, Cornell.
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