Goddess I have to respectfully disagree. Whether paganism, Wicca, American Indians, Druids, or your attempt to be neutral it is still some form of belief, a religion. You cannot,isolate single incidents like this, you have to consider the steady drip drip drip of the cumalitive effect. This is a cultural attack whose body blows have an effect. We are not a society created by solstice celebrations, we are a Judeo Christian society, that is our culture, that is our identity, that is the basis of our govt. that does not mean we are intolerant of others, but it does mean that our culture in our country needs to be respected.
Now for the practical aspect of this. For gods sake these kids are,kindergarteners. Does no one have the couth to not use 5 year olds as pawns. Do they even know what solstice or Jew means. Why are you taking away their hot chocolate and their innocence. So they can get on usmb sooner? Or maybe we should scar them for life by making them think Santa Claus is a bad man. " mommy why can't we go see Santa Claus?" Do you have kids goddess? Isn't bringing a gift to leave for someone less fortunate a good life lesson. Just the fact that this political correctness is being visited on the most young and most helpless is testament to the insidious infection that is being foisted on our country.
Where do I agree with you? The school should not pay for any trips off campus to see Santa. Anyone that doesn't want to go should not have to or be treated like a pariah. If they still have show and tell other kids should be able to give examples of their holidays from,their standpoint, not the teachers. Having an identity and being proud of it is necessary for the social contract. A generation growing up having no idea who they really are is a national security threat.
Let the kids be kids.
