Waterbury, CT Principal Bans X-Mas. Good!

Asserts Kenneth Durden, a libertarian-conservative blogger: "Many conservatives seem all in an uproar because Walsh Principal Erik Brown in Waterbury, Connecticut banned "religious and secular symbols of Christmas such as Santa Claus and Christmas trees."

'How dare he ban Christmas?!?!?!?!'

'He's just another evil communist who hates the baby Jesus.'

Come on folks. This stuff has nothing to do with Jesus. Talk to or visit any atheists this time of year? Many of them do just as much Xmas as the Christians. So on one hand I suppose you could keep this stuff around since it really is secular. Either way I'm glad he did it. I'm a Christian and I wouldn't care for my kids to be exposed to it at school either. So why are other Christians/conservatives getting so upset that the foolish trappings and pagan nonsense of Xmas are banned from public schools?

'It's an assault on Christianity!!!'

Yes, it's true that many secularist and atheists are increasingly hostile toward religion, particularly Christianity. Why would you expect anything different? I believe Christ said: 'If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first.' (John 15:18) Trust me. There are much bigger issues than a mythical, magical fat guy in a suit and Norse pagan evergreen trees. By the way, I don't need a lesson in the history of Satan Clause.

'But. this is a Christian nation!'

No, it's not. Yes, Christians were central to the founding of this nation; and Judeo-Christian philosophy formed the basis for our laws. Something tells me that these Founders wouldn't care if a school didn't allow Santa Claus since they wouldn't know why he was there in the first place. The Founders didn't do this Xmas. Christmas observances were even banned in early colonies like Massachusett[s]. People like the Puritans knew that Europeans had just adopted Roman and other pagan practices and cloaked them in Christianity, and the Puritans wanted nothing to do with it."

More commentary from Mr. Durden about Christmas: "For the early Americans who did observe the arrival of the the messiah: '...the season of Advent was a penitential time of reflection, anticipation, and expectation for the coming of Christ.' This meant that they spent the time leading up to Christmas 'fasting, the consumption of only one full meal (often meatless) during the day...' Sound familiar? Not to me either. Those people, highly esteemed by those who are most i[n]dignant among us, are turning over in their graves at what we pass off as a recognition of Christ. Find something important to get really upset over. If you want to observe the modern version of Christmas, do it at home. Respect those who wish to do it in a different way or not at all and wish to keep their children from it as well."