I'm beyond raving about the insanity of eliminating "Merry Christmas" from our vocabulary because now our public buildings might not be able to put up Christmas trees to celebrate the season. A lone rabbi complained that if a menorah was not displayed along with the Christmas trees in the Seattle airport he would sue the city. The airport management responded by removing the trees. Does this make sense to anyone? What would it have hurt to also display the menorah to celebrate the Jewish holiday? The result is that we'd all learn a little bit about each other's culture and that's a very good thing.
I do find fault with the rabbi who became the "Grinch Who Stole Christmas". He didn't need to threaten a lawsuit and his behaviour makes him a nasty little man.
We're a melting pot of races, religions, and cultures in Canada and the United States. It is to our benefit to learn more about each other. Seattle made the wrong decision in this case. And to the rabbi...shame on you!
2 comments:
Well, I think they did the only thing they could considering that to be fair they would truly have to celebrate all holidays of all religions of people passing through that airport. After all, people of all religions buy plane tickets and pay taxes locally and fund the airport.
Hi Renata:
I think the airport should have included the menorah along with the tree. I also think that any other culture should have their holidays celebrated in the public eye so that we can learn more about each other. It's time we grew together instead of standing separate because that only leads to misunderstanding and hatred of what we don't understand.
I completely respect your views and am honored you took the time to read my blog.
Merry Christmas,
Pat
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