Piggy banks banned on Muslim fears

[Bhelliom]

Ummm You have refridgerators at your school for the students? Interesting. I just had to keep everything in my backpack or desk.... How do they keep other kids from say, stealing snak pacs and cookies and stuff? (snak pacs are individual pudding cups)


As to the muslim fridge thing... I choose not to comment on individual cases since I don't know the whole story. As I said I'm open to being tolerant and doing things like that for people that have the emotional and intellectual capacity to reciprocate and be tolerant of the majority. For example, would she also demand that pork be removed from the cafeteria because it offends two people(the children) and deprive the 500 that do eat it? or would she demand a halt to the holiday festivities of the majority of students just to satisfy herself? That in my opinion would be going too far and caving to something like that is ridiculous.

Fair and reasonable request should be treated fairly and reasonably. an Addition to the norm is fine and healthy in a multi-cultural society. But Taking something away from one to appease another isn't.

Just my opinion. I'll stop now before I go off on my classmates

[Trev]

Originally Posted by Bhelliom

Ummm You have refridgerators at your school for the students? Interesting. I just had to keep everything in my backpack or desk.... How do they keep other kids from say, stealing snak pacs and cookies and stuff? (snak pacs are individual pudding cups)

The refrigerators are in the schools kitchen, her children get different meals from the rest of the children and now they're stored in a refrigerator of their own. She'll be asking that they be prepared on their own cooker in pans only to be used for them next... if she hasn't already..

[MorganGrayson]

Originally Posted by Trev

The refrigerators are in the schools kitchen, her children get different meals from the rest of the children and now they're stored in a refrigerator of their own. She'll be asking that they be prepared on their own cooker in pans only to be used for them next... if she hasn't already..

While meanwhile, I'm sure every Kosher Jewish kid has a sack lunch his Mom made at home, in the proper kitchen. (I hope Mom never find out the kid is hawking his lunch to Goyim kids who crave the tasty nibbles.)

The celebration of "Yule," (the Winter Solistice) is just another one of those days where pagans make with the merry and give thanks for things. Oh, kind of like Christmas would have been if done correctly. I don't have more than a humorous irritation at the early Christians who boosted all of our holidays and made them their own. It was really quite sensible from a "takeover" standpoint. The early pagans most likely rocked out totally with the whole "Happy Birthday, cool dude" aspect of the whole thing. Stars, angels and talking animals appeal to our appreciation of magick. It wasn't until later, when the Church of the Holy Mastercard took over, that things got totally out of hand.

I send Yule gifts to one daughter and her husband and some friends; Christmas gifts to two daughters and some friends; Hannukah gifts to my sister and her family and some friends...basically, my family celebrates everything.

In my none-too-humble opinion, if a religion doesn't afford as many opportunities as possible to throw a party, give thanks and in general love life, it has no business existing.

[Trev]

Originally Posted by MorganGrayson

While meanwhile, I'm sure every Kosher Jewish kid has a sack lunch his Mom made at home, in the proper kitchen. (I hope Mom never find out the kid is hawking his lunch to Goyim kids who crave the tasty nibbles).

The nearest Jewish community to me is about 11 miles away in Gateshead. In a very expensive part of Gateshead I must add.

[MorganGrayson]

Originally Posted by Trev

The nearest Jewish community to me is about 11 miles away in Gateshead. In a very expensive part of Gateshead I must add.

Now I know where to go to find the good delis!