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28 Nov 2005 10:42:48 AM |
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Schools unfazed by politically correct holiday lingo |
Schools unfazed by politically correct holiday lingo
http://www.news-daily.com/articles/2005/11/26/news/news3.txt
News-Daily.com - Jonesboro,GA,USA
By Johnny Jackson
Schools in the area are saying “Happy Holidays” rather than “Merry
Christmas” not because policy forbids it. Instead, it is just the
considerate thing to do in a multi-cultural society, said some school
officials.
There is no rule forcing either Clayton County or Henry County school
systems to use one holiday greeting over the other. Even Clayton State
University has no rule legislating what language is most appropriate when
referring to holidays.
The non-policies may seem a bit surprising in lieu of recent controversy
surrounding Wal-Mart's use of the words “Happy holidays” to replace the
words "Merry Christmas" in its greetings. About two weeks ago, a Wal-Mart
employee responded to a customer's e-mail complaint about why the company
dropped the use of “Merry Christmas.” The employee returned the e-mail
explaining that Christmas was a mix of world religions.
.... He said Henry County schools consider whether certain planned lessons
of religions offend the separation of church and state doctrine. ...
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Posting and reading from alt.politics.usa.constitution OR alt.education
You are invited to check out the following:
The Rise of the Theocratic States of America
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocracy.htm
American Theocrats - Past and Present
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/theocrats.htm
The Constitutional Principle: Separation of Church and State
http://members.tripod.com/~candst/index.html
[and to join the discussion group for the above site and/or Separation of
Church and State in general, listed below]
HRSepCnS · Hampton Roads [Virginia] SepChurch&State
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[Its not just Hampton Roads folks who are members, there are members from
all over the U.S. and a couple from overseas as well]
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.. . . You can't understand a phrase such as "Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion" by syllogistic reasoning. Words
take their meaning from social as well as textual contexts, which is why "a
page of history is worth a volume of logic." New York Trust Co. v. Eisner,
256 U.S. 345, 349, 41 S.Ct. 506, 507, 65 L.Ed. 963 (1921) (Holmes, J.).
Sherman v. Community Consol. Dist. 21, 980 F.2d 437, 445 (7th Cir. 1992)
.. . .
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