[Kryptonite]

Good for the fine people of Mustang, Oklahoma, for standing up to Superintendent Karl Springer, but shame on him for cowering in fear of a person who saw the program ahead of time and apparently threatened legal action.

[Kryptonite]

Karl Springer and the perp whom he claims threatened him need to be zotted, Sooner-style. Christmas is all about the birth of Christ.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Merry CHRISTmas!!!

[DoughtyOne]

There's a passage in the Bible that I think we should start looking to for inner strength and gumption these days as Christians.

The story regarding Jesus overturning of the money-changers tables outside the temple in Jeruselem has an object lesson in it that I think we should look to.

Jesus Himself became animated and took physical action to display his disgust with the apostate condition of the process. I'm not advocating physical action, but I am advocating Christians start developing some backbone, and implementing tangible efforts to neuter the ACLU and other avowed enemies of their faith.

I've had enough of the athiest hordes, and I'm not even the world's best Christian.

[Awestruck]

i'm sad to see that this PC nonsense is even happening in my beloved former home state.

[dsc]

"religious traditions such as Kwanzaa"

Kwanzaa is not a religious tradition; it's a fraud invented from whole cloth out of hatred for "whitey."

[American in Israel]

Superintendent Karl Springer had originally banned a staged nativity scene and the singing of "Silent Night" because of First Amendment concerns.

No wonder the kids can't read when they leave these schools, the Superintendent can't read either. The Constitution says Government shall make no laws against religion, precisely what he did. Humanists with the club of Government in their hand, the new State Religion.

[keats5]

I heard a beautiful song about the baby Jesus while shopping in a GAP store yesterday. I never heard the song before, and thought it might be on a Christian radio station. When I asked the cashier about the music, she said corporate headquarters sent the CD. Another clerk was quietly singing a Christmas Carol to herself at Gymboree.

The day before, I listened to another song about Christ the Messiah while waiting in my dentist office.

I've not heard many "Happy Holidays" from the clerks. They seem to be taking the silent track, or they say something generic like "Thank you" or "Come again.". When I say "Merry Christmas" they respond in kind. The few who actually say "Merry Christmas" have one thing in common. They're all young.

[Liz]

The Secular Taliban strikes again, eh?

These Christian haters should get professional help for their self-esteem problems, instead of beating up on Christans.

[keats5]

A few years ago, my sons' teachers dealt with the holidays in such a sane, considerate manner. They simply asked their little kids to write a paper about how they celebrate the holidays. Without embarrassing anyone, they figured out the religious leanings of their class.

Upon learning her entire class celebrated Christmas, one teacher put together a program with all Christmas Carols. The rooms was decorated with kids" art work of Nativity scenes and snowmen. None of the parents complained, because they were also all Christan.

Anther teacher learned she had a few Jewish kids, so she encouraged the entire class to verbally share their holiday traditions with their friends. The kids sang mostly Christian songs, but included a few Jewish songs. Again, both kids and parents were happy.

None of these teachers ever recognized Kwanzaa, because they never found that any of their students celebrated it. Most of the black kids preferred Christmas. The danger comes from trying to force one standard across an entire nation. These things should be decided locally. Even better, they should be decided at the classroom level.

[texasbluebell]

School districts around the country need to find out about this:

700 lawyers ready to fight ACLU lawsuits
Legal group's 'Christmas Project' designed to protect public schools

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41610

Many public school officials act as though such prohibitions were clearly laid on in the Constitution and defensively ban every vestige of "religious expression" out of fear of an expensive ACLU lawsuit.

But this year, help is on the way: An army of 700 lawyers is being deployed to protect America's schools from the ACLU grinch.

[more at link]

[RightOnline]

OK, I'm sick up and fed with educrats bending over backward to eradicate any hint of Christianity from our public schools.

Notice I didn't say "religion"; it's perfectly ok to display Jewish or Muslim or Kwaanza-ish symbols, donchaknow.

[Grampa Dave]

Mustang resident Gerald Lett said he thought it was ridiculous to ban the song in the first place.

"I think it's asinine," Lett said. "It's another case of taking our rights away to serve somebody's minority rights."

Good for you Mr. Lett.

However, these screaming vocal minorities have no constitutional right to ban the first amendment rights of the majority.