Sep 16 2008
CHRISTMAS BANNED BY COLLEGE in UK
Christmas and Easter have been scrubbed from a college’s calendars in case they offend non-Christians. Holidays at these times will now be referred to simply as “end of term breaks”. The move will “increase inclusion and diversity”, claim bosses at Yorkshire Coast College in Scarborough, North Yorks. And it is in line with Ofsted guidelines, they say.
But politicians and religious groups branded the ruling “beyond barmy”. Robert Goodwill, Tory MP for Scarborough, said: “This is absolutely bonkers. We are a Christian country and religious tolerance is about respecting other people’s religious beliefs.
“There are people who are petrified that they offend the minority but what they are actually doing is offending the majority. It’s political correctness gone mad.”
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[From me]
How stupid. I think the quote above summarizes it best. It is plane dumb. I guess they aren’t worried about Santa seeing if they are good or bad.
What do you think?
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Dumb…stupid…idiotic…okay, we are talking about the UK after all…and watch out…what happens in the UK will soon happen in the US…
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Breaks at schools around here haven’t been called Christmas break in years. It’s winter break and spring break. The Brits are actually behind us on this one.
You know…we are blessed or really behind the times…the principal at the school where my wife teaches still calls it Christmas and Easter break…
Hopefully, Kevin, no one from the ACLU reads your blog…if they do…I am from California…
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When people care about the minority, they might be demonstrating a Christlike humility and care for others rather than a selfish arrogant disregard for their neighbor!
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Banned, and rightly so! We don’t want pagan solar rites in a Christian country, do we???!!!