Muslim Immigrants Get Santa Cancelled in Minnesota

Getway Pundit ^ | 12/20/10 | Jim Hoft

[American Dream 246]

(CathNews) Santa will not be visiting students in St. Peter, Minnesota this year. Muslim immigrants got him cancelled. The MinnPost reported, via Pat Dollard:

Santa Claus, as portrayed by Dennis Jackson, won’t be visiting students at the Head Start classes in St. Peter this year.

Jackson has made appearances the past four years at the classes for students who need help preparing for school, but this year officials said, “No, no, no.”

The reason: The classes have many immigrant children who don’t celebrate Christmas, says the Mankato Free Press.

Santa’s a little frosted, the paper says.

It kind of burnt me up,” he said.

The official explanation from Chris Marben, who coordinates regional Head Start programs through Mankato-based Minnesota Valley Action Council: “We have Somali families in the program. We’re respecting the wishes of families in the program.”

She didn’t say how many objections were made, but said more than one would be enough to cancel Santa…

Jackson said he’s played Santa with children from other cultures before and they were fully comfortable with him. He said it’s their parents who are being unreasonable.

“They’re not respecting the majority,” he said. “My feeling is (objecting parents) can take their kids out of class for half an hour and let the other kids enjoy it. They should sacrifice, not rule.”

[ReverendJames]

It’s Minnesota, what do you expect?

[FlingWingFlyer]

We’re all Mooslims now!

[GoCards]

HELLO! dont just say your upset, do something about it. We can talk all day wont change a thing. ACTIONS are needed.

[Pecos]

IMHO, the problem does not begin with the words “Santa Claus”, but rather with the words “Head Start”.

[isthisnickcool]

This isn’t Somalia. Or is it?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Somalis again.

[ridesthemiles]

They certainly are NOT respecting the families who are Christian, are they?

[aruanan]

The official explanation from Chris Marben, who coordinates regional Head Start programs through Mankato-based Minnesota Valley Action Council: “We have Somali families in the program. We’re respecting the wishes of families in the program.”

She didn’t say how many objections were made, but said more than one would be enough to cancel Santa…

I will guarantee you that not a single Somalian objected. The ones complaining were liberal social workers or other workers in the relief agencies sponsoring the refugees taking it upon themselves to complain on the Somalians' behalf. I have seen morons like this.

[GoCards]

Do you have Marben’s contact info.?

[Persevero]

He should just set up on the sidewalk outside school and not let school officials run his life.

Don’t give them the power. Do what you want to do and treat them as the insignificant ants they are.

[JayAr36]

The cancer cells are in place and growing in MN. I wonder how long it will take for people to realize they are infected? The answer should have been, “This is America and as the saying goes WHEN IN ROME DO AS THE ROMANS DO!”

[Puppage]

Haven’t you heard? It’s chic to have the minority dictate to the majority these days./sarc

[Wisconsinlady]

I emailed them through this website

http://www.mnheadstart.org/contact.html

[Blue Turtle]

I thought people came to AMERICA to become Americans and assimilate to our culture and way of life??? Why do WE have to accomodate visitors who wish to not know America and only want free money??

[Bokababe]

And are the Somalis paying for this program? No! We are! But “we must respect THEIR wishes”?

[montyspython]

Yeah, the muslim version of Santa has bombs strapped to his sleigh.

"Merry ramadan infidel!!!!!"

[allmendream]

Santa Clause has NOTHING, I repeat, NOTHING to do with actual Christianity.

He is as secular and/or pagan as the Tree and gift giving the holly and the mistletoe.

Queue South Park's “Santa Clause -vs- Jesus” the grudge match of the millennium! :)

[WOBBLY BOB]

Survey: Nearly 1 in 3 US Somalis live in Minnesota

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2642610/posts

MN is southern Somalistan.

[Raider Sam]

So you cant celebrate Christmas in a town named for one of Christ’s disciples?

[icwhatudo]

Just more confirmation that Santa, St. Nick, Saint Nicholas etc is in fact a Christian symbol no matter how many fun additions we make to his legend (reindeer/elves/north pole) and the use of such images and likeness to somehow “secularize” Christmas is rediculous.

[lastchance]

I think you are right. I’ve read several articles where Muslims have stated they were fine with public celebrations or displays of Christmas.

[A Strict Constructionist]

“IMHO, the problem does not begin with the words “Santa Claus”, but rather with the words “Head Start”.”

Amen.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

“I thought people came to AMERICA to become Americans and assimilate to our culture and way of life???”

Not muslims.

[Mr. K]

OK Fine- But dont you DARE try to bring one single Moslem practice into that room

It would be disrespectful to other religions, you see

[LibLieSlayer]

If they try this crap in Mississippi... I will... but what can we that are not from there, do to help?

LLS

[Mr. K]

No, you see you have to ALLOW moslem religious practices or you are discriminating, but you have to disallow non-moslem pratices because they are offensive

I can see why the crusades started

[WOBBLY BOB]

Immigrants clash in Moorhead fray-
Young men from Sudan and Liberia feud in Fargo-Moorhead.

http://www.startribune.com/local/112163214.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aU1ccmiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7DYaGEP7vDEh7P:DiUs

Celebrate Diversity !

[Truth29]

Just more of the purposeful fragmentation of American society with the requirement that every objection to the majority culture be given great deference. Would sending them copies of Black Hawk Down be a hate crime? We died to give them a chance and they will bring Mogadishu here as our reward.

[Post5203]

FUW, you friggin moron. And that goes for the washington types that facilitated this destruction of this once great Christian country

[lastchance]

I think it is not Christmas they object to but to Santa Claus legend. Their objections merit that of some Christian parents. Such as upstaging Jesus. Having to lie and construct supporting lies to explain Santa. Encouraging a non spiritual/religious approach to Christmas.

The fact that Santa Claus originated with St. Nicholas is often lost on contemporary parents who have no idea of his Christian bona fides.

[wac3rd]

Minnesota - where Somalia meets the snow.

[American Dream 246]

We died to give them a chance and they will bring Mogadishu here as our reward.

Well said. This is so outrageous and sad that we cannot do anything about it and they are winning big time. So sad.

[F15Eagle]

One would think they’d be rather familiar with the teachings of an anagram of Santa.

[himno hero]

It is.

It used to be people came here to be Americans. To be apart of the culture. To integrate for a better future.

Clearly, the somalis and sharia are displacing American culture and values.

Get ready to be raped, plundered and pillaged ...age old mohamedan traditions they have brought with them....thats what they have brought, thats whats in store.

[FrankR]

The headlines should read, “Americans chicken out again”

[Republic of Texas]

Not just Muslims, but Somali’s. We should have wiped them out after Blackhawk Down. They add as much to civilization as rats.

[American Dream 246]

Agree.

[Aleya2Fairlie]

Thanks for the e-mail link. I sincerely hope everyone here uses it. I did.

[PGR88]

Somalis - when you’ve run out of every other 3rd world immigrant, its what left.

[cricket]

These people have the 'right' to be offended. NOTHING MORE! But of course, Mulim influence is like the yard weed that first sleep, creeps. ..then leaps.

Resist America; we cannot go the way of UK/Sweden/Holland. . .et al. We cannot; we must not!

Meantime, in New York City; a pre-dawn wake-up call (noise/volume ordinance seems not to apply).

No question; that 'we' need to wake up:

YouTubelink

[cricket]

These people have the 'right' to be offended. NOTHING MORE! But of course, Mulim influence is like the yard weed that first sleep, creeps. ..then leaps.

Resist America; we cannot go the way of UK/Sweden/Holland. . .et al. We cannot; we must not!

Meantime, in New York City; a pre-dawn wake-up call (noise/volume ordinance seems not to apply).

No question; that 'we' need to wake up:

YouTubelink

[swarthyguy]

So what. More nuttiness.

Well, I shall keep responding to the inane, insipid and bland HH with a hearty Merry Christmas!

People seem to appreciate it.

[ExTexasRedhead]

The people of Minnesota would be wise to re-read the history of Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust. In fact, Liberals in this Congress and this Regime would be well served as well.

[cricket]

I think it is not Christmas they object to but to Santa Claus legend. Their objections merit that of some Christian parents.

See no 'sarc' tag. So have to ask; you really believe this?

[hondact200]

Santa needs to file a discrimination suit. they are infringeing on his right to free press. This is just ridiculous. We all know that there is no such thing as santa Claus, but explain that to the children in the Head Start Program whom will be discriminated against because santa is white christian. The PC is going to far. !5 years from now there will be a rise in crime because the children in head start were affected emotionally in a negative way.

[americanophile]

People from fundamentally different cultures simply cannot live together in peace. I’m sorry, it’s a fact. Multiculturalism doesn’t work. These people don’t belong here, and we import them at our peril. The immigration code must be reformed.

[cameraeye]

But they sure as heck will go shopping for gifts. Maybe we should just stop buying stuff and just spend a quiet day with family and friends? Wonder how the shop owners would like that one?

[cvq3842]

Comments are interesting, though. Even up there, some people are starting to “get it.”

[freebird5850]

You know what would happen if we complained in Somalia? We’d be shot in the street.