Posted on 12/06/2004 5:50:24 AM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John
When children who attend the McHenry County school gathered in the gym last week to brighten friends and parents with holiday cheer, they sang of lighting candles for Hanukkah, gave their rendition of a Jamaican folk song and even did their lists for Santa.
But their songs never mentioned Christ or the Christmas story--an omission that drew swift criticism from Christian groups pushing public schools to remember the meaning of Christmas.
"The reason for the season is Christmas," said Dave Smith, senior policy analyst for the Illinois Family Institute, a Christian organization. "At least some equal time would have been nice."
Officials at Spring Grove Elementary School said they were just trying to be more inclusive of all holiday traditions and cultures during concerts Wednesday and Thursday nights. Any overlooking of Christ and Christmas was inadvertent, they said.
"There wasn't anything to slight anybody," Principal John Druszczak said.
But a parent apparently disagreed and contacted the Illinois Family Institute about the holiday programs presented by the McHenry County elementary school, Smith said.
Smith put her in touch with Chicago lawyer Andy Norman, who said Friday that he has been involved in a nationwide fight to "save Christmas from" the American Civil Liberties Union.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
Sometimes you don't know of the need to request the program
until after the fact. My kids went to a wonderful local
elementary school. When my older attended, they had
Christmas programs which included traditional songs. But
by the time my younger went there, it all became totally
"Multicultural." There were NO traditional Christmas
songs in her program. It was refreshing when I transferred
her to the Catholic school (not as convenient) where they
actually sang the traditional carols (as well as some of
the multicultural stuff).
Also when my older attended they used a good academic
curriculum. This all changed for the younger by which
time they implemented OBE. Another reason for Catholic
school.
Both grown & out of the house now...(wistfully)
Not at all, if my post came across that way, I certainly didn't intend it to.
The ACLU is single handedly destroying the true meaning of Christmas while the majority of Americans just look on....REMEMBER Roe vs Wade??
Sometimes you don't know of the need to request the program
until after the fact. My kids went to a wonderful local
elementary school. When my older attended, they had
Christmas programs which included traditional songs. But
by the time my younger went there, it all became totally
"Multicultural." There were NO traditional Christmas
songs in her program. It was refreshing when I transferred
her to the Catholic school (not as convenient) where they
actually sang the traditional carols (as well as some of
the multicultural stuff).
Also when my older attended they used a good academic
curriculum. This all changed for the younger by which
time they implemented OBE. Another reason for Catholic
school.
Both grown & out of the house now...(wistfully)
Bad idea, unless you want to work on Christmas.
It's the ACLU's doing. They're behind all this. They've been trying for years to tear down the structure of this country.
Check out this link -- help is on the way, as it says in the article:
700 lawyers ready to fight ACLU lawsuits
Legal group's 'Christmas Project' designed to protect public schools
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41610
[snip]
In the past few weeks, the Alliance Defense Fund has contacted over 3,600 school districts nationwide, explaining the law and separating myth from fact regarding the celebration of Christmas in public schools. Moreover, as part of the group's "Christmas Project," more than 700 ADF and affiliated attorneys nationwide are available – at no cost to the school district – to combat any attempts to censor the celebration of Christmas in schools and on public property.
[more at link]
Rose, check out the link in post 67.
It didn't, not to me.
Yet another reason my child doesn't go to public school.... 'Inadvertantly overlook Christ at Christmas' my butt.
Consider youself very lucky that your childrens' school still allows religious Carols. None of the public schools in my area do. All "Holiday" progams are now totally secular. And in the past when my son was in school, I never received the entire school program until the night of the program. It's possible that the parent who was compaining thought that an "inclusive" program would include some reference to the "reason for the season." Perhaps now the parents will ask to see the program details ahead of time.
It's the ACLU's doing. They're behind all this. They've been trying for years to tear down the structure of this country.
You can join the fight against the ACLU and their ilk by becoming involved with and supporting the following organizations:
American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) - http://www.aclj.org
Thomas More Law Center (TMLC) - http://www.thomasmore.org
Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) - http://www.alliancedefensefund.org
The Rutherford Institute - http://www.rutherford.org/
Stop the ACLU Coalition - http://www.stoptheaclu.org
Here are a few recent examples of how two of those organizations are fighting back:
ADF Contacts Over 3,600 School Districts Over Attempts To Censor Christmas
ADF: 700 lawyers ready to fight ACLU lawsuits
ADF: Pentagons' Warning About Boyscouts Is Absurd
Thomas More Law Center: Town of Palm Beach Pays $50,000 In Attorney Fees Apologizes To Women In Nativity Lawsuit
Additional information:
The ACLU must be destroyed: Joseph Farah supports Boy Scouts, urges Americans to fight back
Citizens mobilized to stop ACLU (seeks to consign group to 'ash heap of history')
ACLU fulfilling communist agenda
Excellent post.
Bump!
Great pin! I might have to get a couple.
If you know of anyone who might be interterested, please send them the link: http://www.alliancedefensefund.org/christmas/index.php
I definitely will!
Link to another related article
A militant Merry Christmas
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41784
and its FR thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1295474/posts
[snip]
Two years ago, though, I noticed something that struck me as bordering on the ominous. People I did not know, namely salesclerks, were starting to correct me when I wished them a Merry Christmas. "Don't you mean Happy Holidays?" I was asked. "No, actually, I don't," I replied. "I am buying these gifts and having them wrapped here at your store, which is decorated with an overtly Christmas theme, because Dec. 25 is fast approaching.
[more at link]
BTTT! Thanks for posting the links!
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