Entry #3

     Everyone is so afraid of offending anyone any more. We all have to be politically correct for fear of upsetting anyone for using a religious reference. We have even had to change our greetings, and how we reference the break at the end of the year for school, because not all children are the same religious affiliation. We now have to say Happy Holidays or Season Greetings and call the break a winter break or a winter recess. We can not say Merry Christmas or call the break a Christmas or Holiday break.
     Have you ever thought about why this is accepted world wide though we are still allowed to say Happy Hanukkah or Joyous Kwanzaa? We are singling out one religion and only one. Nick Turner makes a good point about this same topic in  his article Christmas, not Winter break(Christmas, not winter break, 2006) Why is it just the Christian religion that is targeted for being unacceptable in the schools along with the public? We are so afraid of offending someone other than a Christian for their beliefs. All other religions are still allowed in schools and in some places even taught and discussed.
     If religion is not allowed in schools should this not be the case for all religions? We should have it the same for all religions. If an educator is allowed to reference, teach and discuss the religions in other countries, it should be acceptable to teach discuss and reference the prominent religions here. As educators we should be able to teach the reason for Christmas. We should be able to teach our students the history and reasons for the holiday. Most families only know about their own religions. Our children are being denied the privilege of learning about other religions because we are afraid of offending someone. Should we not be more concerned about our children's education than someone else's feelings?

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Sanchez, S. (2006, December 21). Christmas, not winter break by nick turner. Retrieved from http://stonethepreacher.com/2006/12/21/christmas-not-winter-break-by-nick-turner.html