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Sociology > Education |
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"Tuttles Almanac" |
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09 Dec 2005 08:27:57 AM |
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The Neo Pagans who stole Christmas |
Pagan festivals hijacked as Christian holidays to recruit converts.
The Grinch who stole Pagan Holidays:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=christmas+easter+pagan+autumn+spring+equinox
ChristCo. attempts to brand, patent, copyright, and trademark
morality, ethics, wholesome family values...
Critics Aren't Keeping Quiet Over 'Silent Night' Lyrics Change
http://abcnews.go.com/US/Beliefs/story?id=1387602&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
School Under Fire for Having Kids Sing New Words to Classic Christmas Song
This season, there are debates over public "holiday trees" vs. Christmas trees
and whether stores should wish customers "Happy Holidays" or "Merry Christmas."
Now a school is under fire for planning to perform "Silent Night" with the
lyrics "Cold in the Night."
Dec. 9, 2005 — The latest salvo in the "war on Christmas" has been fired-
this time over the lyrics to the venerable Christmas carol "Silent Night."
Many who believe Christmas has been overly secularized are pouncing on a
Wisconsin school that will present the tune with different words,
under the title "Cold in the Night."
The controversy began when the father of a student at Ridgeway Elementary
School in Dodgeville, Wis., was upset with the lyrics his child brought
home to learn. He told the non-profit group Liberty Counsel they are:
"Cold in the night, no one in sight, winter winds whirl and bite,
how I wish I were happy and warm, safe with my family out of the storm."
Offended by the new words, he was unable to convince the school not to
perform the song and contacted Liberty Counsel, which provides free legal
assistance in religious freedom cases.
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| User: "toto" |
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| Title: Re: The Neo Pagans who stole Christmas |
09 Dec 2005 10:49:00 AM |
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On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 14:27:57 -0000, Tuttle's Almanac
<Harry.Tuttle@brazil.plumbing.gov> wrote:
Critics Aren't Keeping Quiet Over 'Silent Night' Lyrics Change
http://abcnews.go.com/US/Beliefs/story?id=1387602&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
From a bit further down in the article:
Students at the school will present "The Little Tree's Christmas
Gift," a musical production that tells the story of a family going out
to buy a Christmas tree. Other melodies include "Jingle Bells," "We
Three Kings," "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and "Chanukah." "Each one
has the lyrics changed in order to tell the story," Messer said. "It's
so that young children know the melodies."
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Note that teachers do use *piggyback songs* with different lyrics
all the time to teach. Note too that these children are putting on a
production that does involve Christmas, so using Christmas Carols
as tunes would be appropriate *if* you believe that a public school
can and should have a Christmasy type play. No one objects when
we change the lyrics of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star or If You're
Happy and You Know It to teach various concepts.
I don't believe the controversy should be over changing the lyrics,
but over whether or not this particular play is appropriate for the
school to put on.
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Another quote from the article:
Messer said parents and students have enjoyed past performances
of "The Little Tree's Christmas Gift," and no one has complained
before. Traditional carols will be sung by students as well during the
program.
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Imho, the fact that it has been done before and no one complained
is not a good justification for doing so again.
--
Dorothy
There is no sound, no cry in all the world
that can be heard unless someone listens ..
The Outer Limits
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