School Omits 'Christ' from 'Silent Night,' Upsetting Parents

[VariousCrap]

http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/school-omits-39-christ-39-39-silent-night-193900497.html

 

 

Christ has officially been removed from Christmas. At least that was the case at one middle school on Long Island, New York, where its holiday-concert chorus sang a version of "Silent Night" that had all references to "the savior" and "holy infant" removed by school administrators.

 

[arch stanton]

These are the things that tell me that the money I spent on private schools was well worth it.

[Count Orlok]

Sounds important

[mtangelsfan]

Sounds important

 

You posted here.  

[Blarg]

Did they replace Jesus with a penguin?

[arch stanton]

At the end of the program they did a stirring rendition of "Unspecified Diety of Your Choice Bless America".

[Tank]

I'm wondering why they would even bother singing Silent Night in the first place. It's a song about the birth of Jesus - how do you sing it without referring to Jesus?

Idiots.

[Angels Never Die]

Yeah, you'd think they'd not sing the song.

[tdawg87]

This country is lol

[Bruce Nye]

Those school administrators can sleep peacefully now.

[Spirit]

I'm wondering why they would even bother singing Silent Night in the first place. It's a song about the birth of Jesus - how do you sing it without referring to Jesus?

Idiots.

 

Seriously!  I've gone to enough of my kid's holiday programs now that stick with the basic Holy Jolly Christmas or Santa Claus is Coming to Town, etc.  If you don't want religious songs, just stay away from them altogether.

[BaseballMom]

Seriously!  I've gone to enough of my kid's holiday programs now that stick with the basic Holy Jolly Christmas or Santa Claus is Coming to Town, etc.  If you don't want religious songs, just stay away from them altogether.

 

This...it really doesn't make sense to include the song without all the words. Dumb

[jshep]

Yeah, I get schools wanting to avoid the religious imagery for their school functions and don't particularly care about it, but if that's the case... just skip Silent Night.

[Stradling]

I don't want to start a big old thing here, but I don't get schools wanting to avoid the religious imagery. I am not a religious person, but I do believe that religion is a good starting point for moral compass, not that it is the only way to have a moral compass, but it is a good start. I'm assuming the number of truly offended people is minimal. As it is we make a lot of concessions for a small minority of people. Oh well, it isn't going to go back the other way so I guess it doesn't matter.

[Jason]

Those that are offended probably shouldn't celebrate Christmas as it is a Christian holiday to begin with. If I didn't agree with a holiday because of my religous views then I wouldn't celebrate it or have my kid in the school play that celebrates it.

[Make Angels Great Again]

Those that are offended probably shouldn't celebrate Christmas as it is a Christian holiday to begin with. If I didn't agree with a holiday because of my religous views then I wouldn't celebrate it or have my kid in the school play that celebrates it.

That doesn't fit their agenda therefore you're wrong.

[BaseballMom]

Those that are offended probably shouldn't celebrate Christmas as it is a Christian holiday to begin with. If I didn't agree with a holiday because of my religous views then I wouldn't celebrate it or have my kid in the school play that celebrates it.

 

This is part of the problem.  Why can't everyone at a school function celebrate or sing together? IMO, it's better to be inclusive than exclusionary. Either include all traditions or none. A lot of "Christmas" traditions are not religious anyway.

[Spirit]

This is part of the problem.  Why can't everyone at a school function celebrate or sing together? IMO, it's better to be inclusive than exclusionary. Either include all traditions or none. A lot of "Christmas" traditions are not religious anyway.

 

I'm really getting  tired of you disparaging the biblical significance of Frosty the Snowman!

[BaseballMom]

I'm really getting  tired of you disparaging the biblical significance of Frosty the Snowman!

 

lol...He does "melt" and comes back on Christmas Day....hmmmmm

[Spirit]

Anyone who misses the messianic similarities is simply not paying attention.

[Ray McKigney]

The school administrators probably worship the devil.

[mtangelsfan]

No they worship poor decision making and the empty attempt at trying to make everybody happy.

[fan_since79]

I'm wondering why they would even bother singing Silent Night in the first place. It's a song about the birth of Jesus - how do you sing it without referring to Jesus?

Idiots.

 

Emphasis on "idiots". Did they also omit "Holy Night" or "Holy Infant"? Aren't those explicit religious references? Of course they are.

[TobiasFunke]

Which is exactly why I take Holy shits after a late night Taco Bell run

[The Astonishing Crampsack]

Didn't look like a single mooslim kid or any of Obama's kids were performing.  Why did they feel a need to do this?