SkyHog
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Everything Offends Me
I was sitting at my friends house today, when we went to go get his daughter from Kindergarten. When she got home, she produced a picture that the teacher assigned for her to color. It was a menora (sp?).
Now - I am ok with being tolerant of other religions and whatnot, but this is the same teacher and school that refused to allow any discussion of what Christmas is really about, they don't allow any coloring of crosses or even allow the break that they are going on as Christmas Break, but they did have a discussion about how the Menora is special because of the oils it burns and whatnot (I apologize, I don't know the specifics about the Menora).
What is this all about? Why is it ok to discuss one faith in school, but not another? When I was a kid, we made Dradels (sp??), but that was different, because we also talked about Christmas and we decorated a Christmas Tree and had a Christmas play also.
I point out again - this is not an anti jew statement, I'd feel the same way if the teacher brought out some kind of Quran induced materials. Sigh.
Now - I am ok with being tolerant of other religions and whatnot, but this is the same teacher and school that refused to allow any discussion of what Christmas is really about, they don't allow any coloring of crosses or even allow the break that they are going on as Christmas Break, but they did have a discussion about how the Menora is special because of the oils it burns and whatnot (I apologize, I don't know the specifics about the Menora).
What is this all about? Why is it ok to discuss one faith in school, but not another? When I was a kid, we made Dradels (sp??), but that was different, because we also talked about Christmas and we decorated a Christmas Tree and had a Christmas play also.
I point out again - this is not an anti jew statement, I'd feel the same way if the teacher brought out some kind of Quran induced materials. Sigh.