Posted on 12/20/2010 11:01:28 AM PST by 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.”
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.
I think you are right. I’ve read several articles where Muslims have stated they were fine with public celebrations or displays of Christmas.
“IMHO, the problem does not begin with the words “Santa Claus”, but rather with the words “Head Start”.”
Amen.
“I thought people came to AMERICA to become Americans and assimilate to our culture and way of life???”
Not muslims.
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
If they try this crap in Mississippi... I will... but what can we that are not from there, do to help?
LLS
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
Immigrants clash in Moorhead fray-
Young men from Sudan and Liberia feud in Fargo-Moorhead.
Celebrate Diversity !
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.
Minnesota - where Somalia meets the snow.
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.
The headlines should read, “Americans chicken out again”
Not just Muslims, but Somali’s. We should have wiped them out after Blackhawk Down. They add as much to civilization as rats.
Agree.
Thanks for the e-mail link. I sincerely hope everyone here uses it. I did.
Somalis - when you’ve run out of every other 3rd world immigrant, its what left.
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