Well I agree with you, and it's what I was alluding to earlier.I believe there's a war on Christmas, a war on Halloween and we've just seen there's a war on Columbus Day. I think there's a war on many things that are a cherished part of American culture and traditions. Ok, knock yourself out flaming away...
Nope. The last place we want to be is in ridiculous traffic on the roads leading into Salem. What ever happened to that flyover that was mentioned a few years back?.Or put another way, Salem in Sept-Oct. is absolutely the last place any humorless, spoilsport Halloween hater would ever want to be.
I know a lot of evangelical families who view Halloween celebrations as offensive to their religion, but I don't think any of them belong to denominations where that is explicitly preached - it is just their interpretation of their church's teachings about the occult and supernatural.
Thank you for the example and yes, what is going on here (given the vague statements by the school administrators involved about Halloween not being "inclusive" enough) is at it's core tyranny of the minority. All it takes is for one person to complain that they find a particular holiday to be "offensive" and the bureaucrats immediately force the majority to accommodate that single complaint.
The problem is, that only exacerbates the problem, since these decisions are being made with complete ignorance of the emotional impact of banning long held traditions. What had been a benign annual event in October now becomes another flash point in the battle between those who want to hold on to traditions and those doubling down on trying to steam clean everything - based on a flawed notion that there can be a world where no one is ever offended by anything.
Or you could take it as the majority has embraced the fact that there are also the minority and there is nothing wrong with doing something for all of us, not just some of us.
As a Salem resident you who hate Halloween are kindly uninvited to attend the month of October - all the rest meet you at the Main Spot for a pint, ghost tour & costume contest!!!! I'll be dressed in as Neegan & carrying Lucille.
Pics or it didn't happen, or I just love Neegan (sidenote: I just love Neegan.)
Given there aren't very many evangelicals in my area, I can't comment on the level of "offense" they may or may feel regarding Halloween. From what I have read over time, the overwhelming majority of religious based objections to Halloween being celebrated are fragmented, usually popping in the late September to mid October time frame in the form of sermons or edicts in random fundamentalist congregations (usually in parts of the midwest and south) urging members to spurn the holiday, . The educational administrator tact of banning the term for use in any school sanctioned activity "out of concern not to offend or isolate" is relatively new and appears most frequently in so-called "progressive" regions.
traditions that offend or alienate members of certain groups.
So the supposedly aggrieved universe is now being described as nameless, faceless "certain groups." If supporters of banning the use of the word "Halloween" in labeling school functions want to be repeatedly vague about they are ostensibly trying to protect, it's probably better to use the "phantom" label I employed earlier, since it's more descriptive of what's really going on here.
We weren't planning to, but does the Salem Chamber of Commerce know you're disinviting a number of potential visitors?As a Salem resident you who hate Halloween are kindly uninvited to attend the month of October
?ll the rest meet you at the Main Spot
Hiring, or accepting qualified/talented persons without regard to religion is common sense*. Nothing to do with embracing any minority.Embracing the minority is fine. That is why the CHRISTMAS holiday band I perform in -- which performs at many schools -- has Christian, Jewish even some Atheist members
'In a message to parents the school principal says, “…the costume parade is out of our ordinary routine and can be difficult for many students. Also, the parade is not inclusive of all the students and it is our goal each and every day to ensure all student’s individual differences are respected.”'If supporters of banning the use of the word "Halloween" in labeling school functions want to be repeatedly vague about they are ostensibly trying to protect
I'm curious. Did you even read the articles? They covered two schools. Once school is having their party/costume parade after school hours. The other school had TEACHERS saying they didn't want to plan a party that all the kids wouldn't participate in. Neither article said anyone was offended by anything.no pun in intended
For the Love of GOD
I am tired of all the "adapting" to those who find offense in the "new age"
If you don't like something, oh well.
I'm curious. Did you even read the articles? They covered two schools. Once school is having their party/costume parade after school hours. The other school had TEACHERS saying they didn't want to plan a party that all the kids wouldn't participate in. Neither article said anyone was offended by anything.
Halloween has been banned in a lot of public schools here for at least 25 years. It's now the "Harvest Festival".
If you want to go down that route... Schools are for learning, not parties.You keep mentioning the teachers but honestly who cares what they want. The class parties are about the kids, not the teachers.