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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just pull your kid out and tell them he cannot sing anything that has anything to do with Christmas.  Then, you should put him in an all Hebrew school where he will never be around another Christian again.  Tolerance isn't your strong suit, is it?[/quote]

Oh boy, "tolerance" lady is back again.  I'll spare you the definition of religious tolerance, because you won't get it this time, either.  But you still haven't answered this question: why doesn't anyone say to Christians, "Why don't you put your child in a Christian school so he can sing all the religious songs he wants?"

Because it's a lot easier to just get the minorities to conform to the majority, right?

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To date, Christians are the majority in public schools.  Majority rules in a democracy so if you don't want your kids exposed to Christianity, then educate them in a school of their own religion and they will not be exposed to Christians.  Of course, this changes when you get out of school.  But maybe they can find a profession where everyone is of the same religion and live in an area where everyone is the same religion.  These used to be called Ghettos and they weren't particularly good, were they?[/quote]

This is incredibly offensive and anti-semetic. We all need to learn to live peacefully together, and democracy is not characterized by the majority ruling over the minority, but rather by decisions made by the whole to ideally benefit the greatest good.  Although the lines are not perfect, there is a reasonable expectation of separation of church and state in public institutions. The question here is whether or not it is appropriate to have any type of non-secular music or activities in public schools, or where the line is drawn (balance with other cultural songs? Holiday themed but not religious?). I think that despite discomfort about this sensitive issue on either side, no one is saying that it is unhealthy for kids (and all of us, really) to learn about other religions and cultures. The question is rather what the appropriate context, time, and place is for that. PP, your anti-semetic comment and light reference to the Holocaust is scary. Hate is bad for all of us, regardless of faith.  
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