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We did as part of social studies and maybe history classes. Not a huge part of them but it is part of day to day life so it made sense. Nothing was pushed just basic facts of how holidays of different religions were celebrated and why.

 

So we shouldn't have Christmas and Easter breaks or let Jewish kids out for their holidays right? Because both things happen all the time. I used to wonder if I could be Jewish to get more days off since the school already covered most Christian stuff already. Christians could get out for Ash Wednesday and some others if they wanted/needed to. Nothing new just a different religion.

 

Why is that a bad thing? Schools have gone more towards year round schooling which has changed some of the more standard easter and xmas breaks but they still have them.

 

Because the treatment for Christians is ingrained and so prevalent that it doesn't stand out. Granted if you really want to delve into it paganism is celebrated regularly - by Christians who took over their celebrations...

 

The retailers want their employees to say Happy Holidays to be inclusive and not stigmatize ANY religion. Nothing wrong with that. Christians however get their panties all wadded up because they truly and wrongly believe that it's their holiday. It'd be like getting pissed at people not saying Happy Saturnalia instead of Merry Christmas, after all it was that long before Black Baby Jesus was born.

 

Wow that article is so full of shit and hate it's amazing it doesn't run off the screen....

 

Evidently it is difficult for you because that isn't remotely what this is about. It's about including other religious views on top of those already included in schools currently.

 

I don't disagree, it is stupid. From a corporate mentality regarding selling crap though it makes sense to be inclusive to all. Those decisions I understand. The people making a big deal about it one way or the other is just stupid people wanting attention, kind of like those making a big deal out of allowing Muslims children to worship as their religion asks them to do.

 

Neither I or Mike were talking about your specific case with your kids and their school. However, as I have shown repeatedly, Christians and Jews get special treatment for their holidays and worship days all the time. They're so ingrained into our society that they are the norm now and no one considers them special but it doesn't change that they are. Sundays off. All major Christian holidays off. It's all special treatment for religious reasons. And there is nothing wrong with it.

As for your specific case I'd need to know a lot more about what got moved or cancelled to allow for religious things, it could have been something they had to do to make sure all religions are covered equally.