Kansas ACLU - Whoopie

[Berzerker]

Baldwin City - a local minister dressed up as Santa last year and went to a school to hand out presents and he asked children what Christmas meant, and a child stood and said, Jesus birthday. OUCH! Enter the Kansas ACLU...we can't have that!

"How would a Buddhist or Muslim child answer that question"?

That was the rationale from an ACLU rep...

Well, I'd hope they would say the same thing. Of course, if they're ignorant because the ACLU doesn't want children to be taught the basis for religious holidays when the holidays are Christian, they won't know that. What would a Muslim child say if I asked for the meaning of Ramadan?

I don't know, I was sent to public schools in the USA...? Well, no, I'm sure children are being taught about Ramadan...

Carry on wayward son...

[chequita guevara]

Would you try and make some sense?

[Berzerker]

Would you try to be specific or does the entire post confuse you?





Notice how I blamed you?

[Drogue]

I'm about the staunchest Atheist I know, yet that seems like going to far. The question, nor answer, implied belief in Jesus as God's son, nor God himself. I think the ACLU blow some things out of proportion. Teach the basis of these stories by all means, as long as their not taught as history, but as a study of religions, that is fine. I only have a problem when they are told that this happened, as a hard fact, as opposed to that this religion believes this.

[Dinner]

Discussing the origin of religious holidays is not the same as endorseing a religion.

[Berzerker]

Glad others aren't confused

[Kuciwalker]

I'd bet the official had actually been hoping for something like "the spirit of giving" or something similar, too.

[MrFun]

I saw this on CNN -- this is another example of extreme PC run amok.

If you don't celebrate Jesus Christ's birth, fine -- just let me and other Christians, who do, alone.


PEACE

[Spiffor]

Skywalker:
I think you have the best avatar I've ever seen on 'Poly yet

Everyone:
How far can this crap go? Is it sometimes possible in the US to do or say something without outrageing anybody, and without getting a trial on the heels?

[OzzyKP]

I wonder if it was some PC sounding crap that the USSR used to justify their ban on religion.

"Well if we allow anyone to practice their faith, then that will just divide and offend others, thus to be fair to everyone we must force everyone to be athiest."

Looks like the US is heading that way. Damn athiest fundimentalists.

[Patroklos]

Jeez, between the "Athiest Fundementalists" and the acutual Fundementalists, Christian Muslim or otherwise the world is going to hell.

-Pat

[Kuciwalker]

How far can this crap go? Is it sometimes possible in the US to do or say something without outrageing anybody, and without getting a trial on the heels?

Short answer: no

Long answer: yes, but only if no one hears you

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Spiffor
Skywalker:
I think you have the best avatar I've ever seen on 'Poly yet

Thanks

[monkspider]

It's time for a proletariot revolution to topple this immoral and corrupt Kansas ACLU. No longer shall we be ruined by corrupt tax collectors, or ruled by mad kings. The state of Kansas must be free to pursue it's own destiny, God go with us.

-edit I love your avatar too, Skywalker.

[Drake Tungsten]

It's time for a proletariot revolution to topple this immoral and corrupt Kansas ACLU.

There is no proletariat in Kansas, with the possible exception of Wichita.