(December 11, 2018 at 12:39 pm)bennyboy Wrote: Yeah, I agree. People these days have made it their hobby not only to get in everyone else's business, but to find some way to take insult while doing so, and to act like warriors for justice.
I have no problems with X-mas songs. My daughter went to a private school for a couple of years. She had to read the Bible in chapel, sing a few gospel songs or whatever. No biggie for me-- she's learning about American culture. I mean. . . those are the people she's going to have to understand and attempt to deal with all her life.
Christmas is Western culture. It's a big thing in America. Suddenly acting like it's a purely religious holiday just because the songs are about Jesus is kinda dumb IMO.
Yea the entire crap about "Baby it's cold outside" is absurd sure, but there is no "both sides are equal" in that though.
I've heard plenty of stories over the years where fundies flip out about other students in public schools expressing their non Christian beliefs.
I simply think it is better for public schools to keep things neutral. The law isn't that kids cannot express themselves, the law is in regards to religion, that the state cannot promote itself one religion or sect over all others.
The legal history is there. Teachers and staff are not allowed to force students to do anything religious. They are also not allowed to force the pledge on students.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virgi...._Barnette
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everson_v...._Education
And it is also a myth that Madelyn O'Hair started the prayer case. She was actually basing her argument on the prior case linked above.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abington_S...v._Schempp
