A Spanish school has officially cancelled Christmas so as not to offend the tender sensibilities of Muslim children.
The Hilarion Gimeno school in Zaragoza said teachers had put forward various reasons for not celebrating Christmas, but ABC said the worry was that Muslim children might be upset.
The school will not put on a nativity play or hand out presents, but pupils will be free to decorate the halls and sing carols.
How ridiculous. If a nativity play would offend Muslim children, then I'm sure singing Christmas carols would be equally offensive. Certainly being subjected to seeing the halls decorated for Christmas would send them over the edge.
What happened to this PC world we've been living in? The globe has been indoctrinated for the last 20 years with multiculturalism; we must be tolerant and accepting of other cultures. Why are the Muslims not expected to accept our religious and cultural festivities?
Rhetorical question. We all know the answer.
Posted by Mutti at November 29, 2006 09:19 PM | TrackBack
