2006-09-16 12:56:29 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
I say Merry Christmas all the time during the season. Hopefully there are nobody who says YES to this question. Only liberals would say YES.
2006-09-16 13:00:53 · update #1
And you should be imprisoned for saying "God bless you" when someone sneezes...
2006-09-16 13:03:58 · answer #1 · answered by westgaliberty 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Well if it is a public school you should said Happy Holidays because how would you feel if all you ever heard was Merry Christmas and you didn't celebrate it? What if you celebrated Kwanzaa instead? I think it is ok for the students to say Merry Christmas, but I think that teachers should remember all of the students not just the ones who celebrate christmas.
2006-09-16 13:59:24 · answer #2 · answered by tnicb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally, no. There might be certain, but very limited, circumstances where it could be construed as being not okay such as when the actual intent isn't to wish someone a Merry Christmas but to harass or demean.
Reactionary individuals have made this a very emotional subject because they don't sit down and think it through. Instead they just make uninformed responses in their gut reactions. The lack of common sense that isn't being applied doesn't help either.
2006-09-16 13:07:01 · answer #3 · answered by azrael505 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being punished for saying "Merry Christmas" is simply ridiculous. If it has been OK up to this point, what makes the 21st century so different?
Separation of church and state is one thing, but deliberately suppressing (and thus oppressing) those that wish to issue a simple holiday greeting (for a "federal holiday" nonetheless) is just wrong.
2006-09-16 13:04:04 · answer #4 · answered by the_donut 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they shouldn't. I know society has moved on to Happy Holidays (can't say I disagree with the change) but if a child celebrates Christmas there is no harm in them saying Merry Christmas just like there is no real harm is having store employees say the same. The employees should say Happy Holidays but no one should get offended if/when they don't.
2006-09-16 12:58:44 · answer #5 · answered by Raj 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Uh.... wow.
Christmas is a Federally recognized holiday. Saying "Merry Christmas" is no different than wishing someone a "Happy Independence Day."
2006-09-16 13:05:08 · answer #6 · answered by MrPink 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only if some student is also being punished for saying "happy Raamadan" or "Happy Hanukah" or "Happy Chinese New Year."
Also, context is important, if there is, say, one Jew in the class and this student makes a point of constantly wishing that Jewish student a Merry Christmas while everyone snickers behind him then , maybe that child needs a lesson in tolerance.
2006-09-16 13:00:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely NOT and anyone who tries to punish someone for saying "Merry Christmas" needs to get the corn cob out of you know where.
2006-09-16 13:05:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh please, "only liberals would say yes." I'm pretty darn liberal and I think it would be completely stupid to punish a kid for saying "Merry Christmas." I doubt you're going to find anybody, liberal or no, who is going to say yes to this. Honestly. Sure, a lot of us think religion shouldn't be pushed in school but since when is a kid saying "Merry Christmas" pushing religion? Tone down on the stupid generalizations, please.
2006-09-16 13:24:16 · answer #9 · answered by horselover1416 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is ILLEGAL to punish a child for or forbid a child from saying Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Channukah, or even Bah humbug in school! There is no law forbidding a child from expressing or sharing his or her religious beliefs in any way. It is illegal for a teacher or staff to initiate prayer or preaching but it is illegal to forbid a child from doing so. You cannot forbid a child from wearing something that expresses their faith (as long as it is not obscene or the style is not in fitting with the school's dress code. A student may distribute valentines and Christmas cards with expressions of their faith (as long as there is no school rules regarding distibuting any kind of christmas or valentine cards) and they cannot be punished, chastised or penalized in any way for doing so.
American Center for Law and Justice can help with any school or job issues involving freedom of religion and freedom of speech!
2006-09-16 13:02:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Certainly not.
However - in England this may well happen. The self-appointed guardians of 'political correctness' have decreed that we ought to call Christmas Lights 'winter' lights in case we offend people of other faiths.
They do not seem to mind that in some of our towns and cities other faiths advertise their festivals without any suggestion that Christians may be 'offended'.
There was also an instance of a library in the south of England where they refused to allow a church to advertise a Carol Service in case of offended other faiths.
This country is going MAD - thanks Blair!!!
2006-09-16 13:08:02 · answer #11 · answered by aarcue 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋