Ok I see why they don't want Chrsit or Nativity in there, I don't agree with it, but I see why they think that way. But seriously, what's the justification for Santa? I know his origins are pseudo-Christian but the guy's basically Mickey Mouse. Does anyone really think that asking for something from Santa Claus is akin to a religious experience? http://www.wnem.com/news/14706299/detail.html
According to the article you cited, the point is to save money. If you can donate enough money from your own pocket, I am sure they will put back Santa and Christ in no time.
He is not allowed in Austin schools either, they don't call it Christmas break anymore, they call it Winter break. DD
What's wrong with wanting to save a few bucks? I thought that's what the Bush Admin wants for our public schools
?? i'm questioining the school policy of not allowing the word santa in advertisements. did you read the article yet?
dude, the school isn't saving the money by blocking out Santa. Seriously, please just read the article.
"In order to get more bang for their buck out of a thinning advertisement budget, the organization wants to put fliers in schools. For that to happen, the word “Christmas” had to be removed." This explicitly says "Christmas" had to be removed to get more bang out of their buck. It didn't say "Santa" however but I suppose this is implied. Or maybe my English comprehension is regressing?
My kid's school couldn't mention "Halloween" or have a Halloween party or have the kids wear costumes to the "Fall Festival" which was held on school grounds on a Saturday. Apparently, in the past there have been complaints from the local mullahs that Halloween is Satan's day and anti-Christian. You always hear about the "War on Christmas" but nobody talks about the "War on Halloween."
Because "Santa" spelled sideways is "Satan" and we do not want our children exposed to the devil. I think we can all get behind that...
The history of halloween is not about satan at all. Originally people were scared of monsters or demons and used to put out food to appease them. Then some poorer people started putting on masks and running around to the houses and taking the food left out to appease the monsters/demons. The holiday itself was not a celebration of anything remotely satanic. As for cutting Santa out it is silly. It is just plain ignorance.
I read that too but you can infer from the sentence I quoted that Santa is not allowed is also because of thin advertising budget. What makes you feel there are some other reasons that Santa is not allowed?
The school has a rule not to allow Santa The organization has a thin advertising budget - having the word Santa in the ad would not have cost more but would have prevented the school from using it. If someone really wants to remove the Christian aspects of Christmas the best thing to do is to allow Santa and disallow Jesus. Many Christian folk don't include Santa at all and many others (including myself) downplay his role in the holiday.
ok let me explain it to you since I don't think you're getting it. There is an organization that is planning an event called the Dickens Christmas Festival. In order for them to advertise it in a public school, they have to take out the word Christmas and replace it with Holiday, because "Christmas" is on a list of words that are not allowed to be advertised in a school along with "Nativity" and "Santa". Do you understand now? I am talking about the school's policy of not allowing the word Santa. I am not talking about anything else. The school does not allow the word Santa, I am questioning that school policy.
I think it's probably the complaints about separation of church and state that compel the Christmas/Jesus policy and it's probably the Right-wing complaints that compel the Santa policy... after all, Christmas is for Jesus, not for Santa.
