Santa banned from school because of Muslims

Article can be found here:http://www.parentdish.com/2010/12/30/santa-banned-from-classroom-when-muslim-family-complains/

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For the past four years, Santa Claus has visited the children of St. Peter, Minnesota's Head Start Program. Santa, in this case, is a gentleman by the name of Dennis Jackson, who donates his time and the candy he gives out to spread Christmas cheer to the little ones who attend this program for low-income families.

But this year, Mr. Jackson (I mean Santa) was told by Head Start's administrator not to come. Why? Because, according to the regional coordinator for the Minnesota Valley Action Council, Chris Marben, at least one Muslim family complained of his visit.

When asked about banishing Santa, Marben said, "We have Somali families in the program. We're respecting the wishes of families in the program." She added, "Part of our challenge in Head Start is providing an environment where young children from many different cultures can all feel comfortable."

How do you guys feel about this?

No Muslim I know particularly cares about Santa Claus. I doubt he was banned because of Muslims*.

*Muslim: A person who practices the Islamic faith. Remember, you have to actually practice the proper Islamic faith to be recognized as a Muslim.

That's a bunch of bull. This guy tries to do something nice for this kids in this program and a muslim family ruins it. Just put the muslim kids in a corner office or something while santa visits. Or have him visit during meditation time, they won't even notice he was there, just stop ruining the fun for the other kids. ferrari2001

Free speech and all.

They had a problem with Santa, so they complained.

How typical of Muslims to crap all over everyone else's culture despite demanding that absolute respect is paid to their own.dromiceiomimus

How typical of Muslims to crap all over everyone else's culture despite demanding that absolute respect is paid to their own.dromiceiomimus

Linked for the lazy! :D

At the same time, I think people should stop lying about santa existing. But, not for this reason. This shows that muslims probably dont want to assimilate, some do, but for all we know... Subconsciously, they want to be controlling, they just lack the power yet.

This is why I hate "Political correctness". Changing something for everyone because of 1% of the population. Like at my school, Peanut butter and jelly is banned because there are TWO KIDS IN THE ENTIRE CLASS OUT OF 200 IS ALERGIC TO PEANUT BUTTER! So we ban peanut butter and peanuts for everyone.

It's stupid.

This is why I hate being "politically correct". Which is why i am not politically correct.mr_poodles123

I fail to see the problem.

They didn't like Santa, so they complained. The alternative would be for them to dislike Santa and...to just shut the hell up about it.

I blame the school. They basically respected the wishes of a small minority of people over something trivial that many others would appreciate.CRS98

No Muslim I know particularly cares about Santa Claus. I doubt he was banned because of Muslims*.

*Muslim: A person who practices the Islamic faith. Remember, you have to actually practice the proper Islamic faith to be recognized as a Muslim.

thattotally

i actually don't know that they weren't justified in taking santa out of the classroom. isn't santa associated with christmas? if not christmas, then another holiday or maybe dozens of other smaller holidays. Not everyone celebrates christmas or the other holidays that santa may be representing. and instead of representing/celebrating just one holiday let alone every single holiday, shouldn't we just make it easy and do none? no ones mad (or should be mad) then. and no one holiday or holidays is/are given special treatment. instead just say "Happy Holidays" and have winter-ish decorations. not that hard, and we would avoid silliness like this.

[QUOTE="ferrari2001"]That's a bunch of bull. This guy tries to do something nice for this kids in this program and a muslim family ruins it. Just put the muslim kids in a corner office or something while santa visits. Or have him visit during meditation time, they won't even notice he was there, just stop ruining the fun for the other kids. MrGeezer

Free speech and all.

They had a problem with Santa, so they complained.

Excellent. It's about time we showed some respect for Islam. Too many people are really mean to Muslims these days and I bet that family who complained are really nice people. May God bless their santa free holidays.SolidSnake35

[QUOTE="SolidSnake35"]Excellent. It's about time we showed some respect for Islam. Too many people are really mean to Muslims these days and I bet that family who complained are really nice people. May God bless their santa free holidays.mr_poodles123

This is why I hate being "politically correct". Which is why i am not politically correct.mr_poodles123

That's some great reasoning there, chief.

[QUOTE="mr_poodles123"]This is why I hate being "politically correct". Which is why i am not politically correct.Phaze-Two

That's some great reasoning there, chief.

Santa isn't a religious figure....

Excellent. It's about time we showed some respect for Islam. Too many people are really mean to Muslims these days and I bet that family who complained are really nice people. May God bless their santa free holidays.SolidSnake35

show respect for a violent religion? no.

equal rights for muslims? (and all other religious minorities?) yes.

[QUOTE="SolidSnake35"]Excellent. It's about time we showed some respect for Islam. Too many people are really mean to Muslims these days and I bet that family who complained are really nice people. May God bless their santa free holidays.Phaze-Two

show respect for a violent religion? no.

equal rights for muslims? (and all other religious minorities?) yes.

People are always complaning about something, and then that something is removed or banned because everyone wants to be politically correct.

[QUOTE="Phaze-Two"]

[QUOTE="SolidSnake35"]Excellent. It's about time we showed some respect for Islam. Too many people are really mean to Muslims these days and I bet that family who complained are really nice people. May God bless their santa free holidays.mr_poodles123

show respect for a violent religion? no.

equal rights for muslims? (and all other religious minorities?) yes.

[QUOTE="MrGeezer"]

[QUOTE="ferrari2001"]That's a bunch of bull. This guy tries to do something nice for this kids in this program and a muslim family ruins it. Just put the muslim kids in a corner office or something while santa visits. Or have him visit during meditation time, they won't even notice he was there, just stop ruining the fun for the other kids. ferrari2001

Free speech and all.

They had a problem with Santa, so they complained.

They obviously decided to NOT ignore said complaints, and that's well within their rights.

[QUOTE="mr_poodles123"][QUOTE="Phaze-Two"]show respect for a violent religion? no.

equal rights for muslims? (and all other religious minorities?) yes.ferrari2001

Santa is not a religious issue and if the families don't like him...they can keep their children home that day. LJS9502_basic

Sure, they CAN keep the kids home that day. They can also make complaints.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Santa is not a religious issue and if the families don't like him...they can keep their children home that day. MrGeezer

Sure, they CAN keep the kids home that day. They can also make complaints.

All I have to ask is this. What does santa have to do with religion?

[QUOTE="thattotally"]

No Muslim I know particularly cares about Santa Claus. I doubt he was banned because of Muslims*.

*Muslim: A person who practices the Islamic faith. Remember, you have to actually practice the proper Islamic faith to be recognized as a Muslim.

shahchip

I hope so; skimming over the posts in this topic really makes me smirk at some of the responses made. I was not aware that venting using the words "Muslims" and "violent religion" was so in these days. Must be something new.

[QUOTE="MrGeezer"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Santa is not a religious issue and if the families don't like him...they can keep their children home that day. LJS9502_basic

Sure, they CAN keep the kids home that day. They can also make complaints.

Doesn't mean they shouldn't. They can get their way or not.

Just because one somalian muslim family takes offence to santa doesn't mean all other muslims are offended by him.Some of you guys need to stop thinking of all muslims as aliens and terrorrists.conistant

It's pretty much basic psychology. People always want, rather need something to hate. Whether it's an idea, a group of people, or anything, it is human nature more or less. Finding a common enemy.

What I find particularly humorous is the fact that people here give so much flak to the news for blowing stories out of proportion, making a big deal out of things, causing epidemics for something as mild as the flu, and just wanting to incite panic, yet it seems most do the same here. Ah well.

I blame the school. They basically respected the wishes of a small minority of people over something trivial that many others would appreciate.CRS98

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="MrGeezer"]

Sure, they CAN keep the kids home that day. They can also make complaints.

MrGeezer

Doesn't mean they shouldn't. They can get their way or not.

Because of people like this, there will be no holidays in the future. They throw a temper because they don't get their way. They can make their child stay home and opt out, thats what my mom did for me at this Global Warming convention, in which they forced the students to go to and they forced participation in the audience. I'd rather do work, thank you. But instead of Destroying the fun for everyone, i told my parents and they let me stay home.

What holiday will be next? They already ruined the celebration of Christmas. Independence day? New Years? Soon they only be allowed to celebrated at home. Then once people complain that one house is being too loud; its gone.

I hope so; skimming over the posts in this topic really makes me smirk at some of the responses made. I was not aware that venting using the words "Muslims" and "violent religion" was so in these days. Must be something new. thattotally

That's strange. As far as I know, there's nothing in Islam that would have an issue with Santa Clause. And lol @ dunderhead comments about Muslims. Theokhoth

Yeah I wasn't aware that Muslims would have a particular issue with Santa Claus. I'm curious what the complaint was.

Also agreed on your second comment.

They shouldn't. One adapts to the culture of the country one enters. The country does not adapt to the home culture of the immigrants.LJS9502_basic

Really? I wasn't aware that the entire country adapted to suit the wishes of that one family. I was pretty sure that it's just an incident of one family making a complaint and then the school caving in to that complaint.

Anyone could've made the same complaint. What happens if the person complaining is ALSO part of the "home culture" in question?