Posted on 04/29/2011 7:01:52 AM PDT by Kaslin
Public schools continue to be a battleground in the culture war, as the education establishment – composed primarily of leftists bent on political correctness – gains more ground.
This strain treats Christianity and its holidays as a pariah, while embracing Muslim holidays.
The Hillsboro, Oregon school board just held a vote on what to call the time off school around Christmas and New Years. It had traditionally been called “Christmas Break.” But new calendars, produced by school staff, changed it to “Winter Break.” The school board voted 4-3 to call it “Christmas Break.” From OregonLive.com:
“[School board member] Janeen Sollman said winter break ‘respects everyone in the community. This isn't about religion, it boils down to respect.’
“Later, Hillsboro Education Association president Kathy Newman sided with Sollman and reminded the school board that equity is among its goals and ‘the district calendar should reflect that.’”
Further up the Pacific coast, a high school sophomore explained to a local radio stationthat the term “Easter eggs” could no longer be used because the administration preferred “spring spheres.”
Is this a joke? Is America being Punk’d?
No, the trend caught on elsewhere in Seattle. The parks department had several listingsfor “Spring Egg Hunts” all over the city. The word “Easter” has been wiped off the site.
But never fear: one religion, Islam, is being protected – and in fact gaining ground – in American public schools. The Boston Globe reports:
“But beginning next year, Cambridge public schools will attempt to make it easier for Muslim students to honor their highest holy days.
“In a move that school officials believe is the first of its kind in the state, Cambridge will close schools for one Muslim holiday each year beginning in the 2011-2012 school year.
“The school will either close for Eid al-Fitr or Eid al-Adha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, depending on which holiday falls within the school year. If both fall within the school calendar, the district will close for only one of the days.
And if you’re wondering, the calendar does denote the existence of a “Winter Break.” This is little more than political correctness run wild.
Dearborn, Michigan has the largest population of Muslims outside of the Middle East but this writer could not find anything on the school district’s website indicating it celebrated Muslim holidays. School officials did not return calls seeking a definitive answer.
This isn’t just about holidays. The political correctness that has taken root in public schools has also provided a platform for radical ideology, namely Marxism. I’ll deal with that topic very soon.
The further away we get from Christianity, the further away we get from the original, constitutional America.
Eggs are spheres? I guess they don’t teach intolerant Geometry anymore either.
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/305250.html
LOL.
Political correctness is a mindset, and a flawed way of thinking.
Political correctness may yet get us all killed. Among other things, political correctness inhibits rational thought and common sense in the area of security, or evaluating threats to us. For example, to be PC, we have to say Islam is a religion of peace, and that there are terrorists of all religions. This line of thinking won’t allow us to truly understand the threat we face from radical Islam.
And we see the contradictions about these school holidays. On the one hand, Christian holidays can’t be mentioned, because school is supposed to be a religion-free zone. On the other hand, the schools freely contradict their policy by specifically honoring Muslim holidays. PC even disallows us from calling them out on that contradiction.
Close enough for government schooling...
Just as winter break has replaced Christmas, and spring break has replaced Easter, it will be interesting to see what this observance of a holiday in Islam is termed by this Oregon public school system striving for equity and respect. Certain Jewish holidays are now observed in public school systems by closing school on those holy days and identifying them by their religious name.
Political correctness’ original name was “Cultural Marxism”.
Say it three times real fast, spring spheres, spring spheres, spring spheres!! LOL
Should have been “Spring Ovoids.”
Your comments are RIGHT on the MONEY. Well said.
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