Posted on 07/21/2022 1:19:46 PM PDT by aimhigh
A complaint that the playing of Christmas hymn O Holy Night on RTÉ Radio One stigmatised non-Christians has been rejected by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI). The BAO published its latest list of decisions on complaints, one of which raised the broadcast of the hymn on The Ronan Collins Show on 8 December 2021.
The complainant noted that lyrics in the hymn refers to people as pining in sin and error. The complainant said that accusations of sin and of error are "stigmas, grievous insults and egregious religious taunts that disparage persons and groups in society on the basis of religion". "The complainant states that repeated playing of this hymn damages the complainant’s good standing in society and condones discrimination against non-Christians. The complainant is of the view that the hymn’s lyrics which refer to a ‘dear saviour’ having brought a ‘new and glorious morn’ to some people stigmatises non-Christians. "The complainant states that the lyric ‘fall on your knees’ is disrespectful of human dignity because it is a posture of humiliation and to order someone to their knees is an abuse of power."
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A complaint that the playing of Christmas hymn O Holy Night on RTÉ Radio One stigmatised non-Christians has been rejected by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI).
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Apparently radios in Ireland lack an “off” button.
Play some Chanukah songs:
https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/music_cdo/aid/218974/jewish/Chanukah-Songs.htm
A guy who was a graduate student at the same time as me hated Jews (he was from another country...can you guess what kind of country?)
I would play Jewish songs in December to make his head explode.
How does this crap ever get traction?
Wokeness is a cancer on humanity.
Will Vietnamese now protest playing “White Christmas”, especially in April?
Yep, forgot about that one, but yes, he was Turkish.
on the basis of religion
Actually, its on the basis of behavior. That’s what “galls” them every time: having their sins illuminated.
When the temperature in Saigon is 105 degrees and rising.
Most people love Christmas carols, whether or not they’re into Christianity. Just like the lyrics to most songs, they just hum along or sing lyrics without thinking about their meanings. “Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry.” ?????? People sing that at the top of their lungs and don’t have the faintest idea what it’s about.
Christmas carols are like that. The population that doesn’t care about the religious aspects of Christmas still loves the holiday and loves to hear both religious and non-religious carols.
There’s a small minority of grinches who get off on their self-importance when they’re protesting that I truly don’t believe care about the issue at all. What they care about is the power they think comes from them dominating the majority. So I’m thrilled that my MA town still has a creche in our town square and that carols still play in the stores.
XMAS - Deck the Halls - Shops - The Trail Band
https://youtu.be/7Y_A2jLfj8o
Ice Age - White Christmas
https://youtu.be/wbJxPu0lXgM
They just do not get it, do they. If offended, turn off the radio.
Don’t like it? Don’t listen. Change the station or go hide in your safe place.
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