Posted on 12/20/2013 4:33:06 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
A New York school district is in hot water with moms and dads after educators removed all religious references in “Silent Night,” a religious Christmas carol about the birth of Christ.
“It’s kind of insulting,” parent Robert Dowd told television station WCBS. His child attends Ralph J. Osgood Intermediate School in Kings Park, Long Island.
Many parents and concert goers were stunned last week when boys and girls sang the familiar Christmas carol – sans the references to Jesus. The words “Holy Infant,” “Round yon virgin” and “Christ the Savior” were taken out. Instead, the phrase “sleep in heavenly peace” was used.
School Superintendent Susan Agruso told the Kings Park Patch that the words were removed to prevent non-Christians from being offended.
“The chorale director thought it was an appropriate way to represent the song without offending those of other faiths,” Agruso told the newspaper.
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“I am really, really sick of this crap.”
Yup. It’s about time we fought back.
“It’s the name of Jesus which drives them crazy.”
That’s a fact.
“I’m way beyond sick; I’m becoming revolutionary. Where do I sign up for the coming civil war?”
I’m with you, friend.
We went to my granddaughter’s Christmas program last week.
There was not one song we recognized, not one.
I don’t recall the word ‘Christmas’ in any song. Certainly zero reference to the meaning of Christmas .
Not even the Christmas songs concerning snow, tree, holly, etc.
A complete joke.
Saint Josephs church
That’s the next town over from where I grew up.
Fortunately, I decided that if I was having kids, I was not raising them in that mess. Coming down to Virginia was such a great move. The kindergartener went in today wearing her Gods Girl tshirt.
There is only one faith that you are allowed to offend.
Pray America is Waking
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I was shopping yesterday and “walking in a winter land” was playing instead of “Then pretend that he is Parson Brown”, the song was “circus clown”. Which made the rest of the song just strange.
It is amazing that Silent Night even changed was sung.
Why, oh why, is it OK to offend the 90% to avoid offending the rest???? That is insane!
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