[SOC] Ian, what is going on down there?!?

[Ian C. Purdie]

Rob Matherly wrote:

> Just heard on the radio that there are some schools down there that have
> banned Santa Claus for fear of offending non-Christians!  Good grief :^)

The PC Police.

> One school will replace Santa with a clown, another school will hold a "end
> of the year party" instead of a Christmas party, and one school (I like this
> one) will invite Santa in, and just tell him to stay away from the kids whose
> partents are all upity about Xmas.

Total BS from *STUPID* mothers who should have had a licence to reproduce denied
in the first place.

The same idiot mothers who complain about Magpies [birds] attacking their
precious kiddies on the way to school during Magpie breeding season in October.

The part which p****es me and others off is we can't seem to actually find the
fools who advocate this crap. Always a *hot* topic on talk back radio [not my
scene], in the newspapers etc. but I've never heard or seen anyone who defends
it.

They bung this rubbish on at the kid's school across the road [literally] I'll
stage a protest they'll never forget in a hurry.

> Aside from all that, when did Santa become a part of Christian Theology?  :^)

Buggered if I know, nor does anyone else. A Catholic Priest mate of mine told me
you have to be careful about "Our Father..." because so many kids don't have a
father at home. Total BS and I told him so in my usual restrained way.

Interesting times

The truth is the average Australian has to become more tolerant of non christians
and vice versa.

Then again, kids from non christian backgrounds who attend either Public schools
or for example, Catholic schools, usually come from families who are noted for
being non-religious. Like a moslem kid going to a Catholic school isn't exactly
orthodox is it?

I think it's largely the "do gooders" trying to think for minorities. Same crowd
slash their wrists over "alleged" refugees [boat people] held in custody.

No spokesperson for the moslem, Buddhist or whatever communities has ever raised
these issues to my knowledge. Not a word, just faceless PC Police.

What BS!

The local school has a significant aboriginal population, flies the aboriginal
flag, observes certain aboriginal ceremonies in which all students participate
[my grand kids never quite look the part] and so on. I have no problem with that.
As part of a child's ongoing education we should also learn, understand and
observe other cultures as well. Australia *IS* a multi-cultural society. We
should participate and learn about the principal events in the calendar.

If my grand kids came home with stories about Ramadan or Jewish observances I'd
regard that as a giant leap forward in tolerance and understanding.


72/73's

Ian C. Purdie
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