I had to vote other. Technically, religious stuff should not be displayed(ie manger scene and such), but to be honest it's also something I personally would never make a fuss about. If I was a school administrator, I would not let it be done, but if I was a parent at a school where it was done, I would not say anything about it.
I don't mind (and only these are listed because they occur during hte school year)
St Patrick's Day
Valentine's Day
Secular Christmas
Thanksgiving
I do mind Easter
Growing up all those holidays WERE secular - if not to my family then at least to my friends in some way.
But Easter was always religious. I never heard of a secular Easter - and never did I 'celebrate' it in school - it was purely religious for us, up at Dawn to have outside early morning service.
But my kid's school system has an egg hunt and egg games at school - ticks me off. I don't get how it was purely religious in one area of the country and some bizarre non-religious thing in another.
That is funny. When I thought about the question I didn't think of nativity scenes.. I thought of Santa Claus and trees, maybe some cookies or snowmen, but not Jesus. lol
Putting a nativity scene on school property definitely changes the circumstance..
Well, it's only the celebration of his bloody birthday isn't it? Can't have the bloody guest of honor at his own birthday party, now can we? :roll:
But it wasn't even the day he was born :2razz:
Well I didn't say it was, did I? Said it was his bloody birthday party. You don't have to have the party on your actual birthday do you now? Never get to have mine on my actual birthday, too bloody close to Christmas innit?
Sorry, I was just watching the Eddie Izzard clip on another thread, speech pattern rubbed off for a minute... :mrgreen:
Come to think of it today is my birthday, I'd forgotten until just now... think they'll be a party for old Goshin this close to Christmas? Presents and wotnot? No, Goshin has to wait a bit, everybody's doing Christmas right now you know.
Feel free to answer the poll and elaborate on your opinions and/or experiences in public schools around the holidays.
I think all holiday decorations should be allowed at the discretion of the student population...what they're willing to put into it. Even Festivus. Same amount of space allowed...whoever wants to display displays. Why not? It's who we are as a country.
I think all holiday decorations should be allowed at the discretion of the student population...what they're willing to put into it. Even Festivus. Same amount of space allowed...whoever wants to display displays. Why not? It's who we are as a country.
Very good. If some private group or if a group of kids wants to put up a christmas tree or something then I'd have no problem with it but if the school has to go out and buy the decorations in any way I'm against it. The last thing any school or government agency should be spending money on is decorations.