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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was raised Christian, and have always liked Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel, perhaps because of its dirge-like qualities.  It's not very cheery.

But, if my kid were singing it at a PUBLIC SCHOOL, I would be livid.  It is absolutely fundamentally religious to its core, and singing about awaiting your savior does not belong in a public school.  [/quote]

it is art.  You don't think some books or poems don't have messages that are religious, or anti-religious or anything else you might not like?  Do you want to censor music now?[/quote]

As a similar examples - anything written by James Joyce would be out too. Or 18th and before centuries music. The church was the largest patron of the arts. So when you teach that it requires some knowledge of the (mostly) catholic traditions. If one has problems with Christian music then you are saying all religious music, books, etc.

So either the policy is open to all or closed to all. I prefer open to all, education to all, but obviously people don't share that sentiment.[/quote]

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