Every day there are new and increasingly depressing stories emanating from the UK about local council PC inspired (political correctness) edicts designed to bring society into line with modern regulations concerning race, religious tolerance and the general clap trap which is thought to promote racial peace and harmony.
The latest and most intrusive of these rubbishy edicts are the council embargoes on the use of a nativity crib during the Christmas plays in schools and kindergartens throughout the land. This ban is supposed to send a message of tolerance to all religious groups that Britain will not offend Islam or any other religious group by the placing of the nativity crib, the traditional symbol of Christ's arrival on earth, at the centre of our children's Christmas programme of activities.
What a load of absolute garbage. I have lived in many countries where Christians are in the minority and have never felt the need to shroud my religion for fear of giving offence. Those who belong to other religions do not generally require that Christians dispose of the symbols of their faith to demonstrate a tolerance for other denominations. On the contrary, the devout of just about any religion, with one or two fanatical exceptions, respect the beliefs of others providing they do not intrude on their own methods of worship.
What we have here, and in sickening quantities, is a mealy mouthed attempt to bind and gag any demonstration of passion and ritual by a small, unintelligent group of civil servants who are by no means representative of the UK in terms of actual public opinion.
Schools should be teaching religious tolerance, not encouraging teachers to crush the traditions of the Christian faith by instructing their pupils that it is unacceptable to depict a nativity scene, or dress a child as a Christmas angel, or to sing carols.
The rituals of any religion should be respected, provided they do not cause harm or unacceptably intrude upon the day to day lives of others in the community.
Jan Gamm writes reflections on life with an emphasis on world travel. She has lived in many countries and traveled extensively in the Far East, the Middle East, America, South America and throughout the South Pacific. She writes for fun and for money whenever she can manage it.
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