God bless us everyone --- and that MEANS YOU!
by digby
Philly.com reports:
A Jewish family has fled Lancaster County after the cancellation of a fifth grade production of A Christmas Carol was partially blamed on them by conservative news outlets.
The Hempfield School District said the extra time the non-curricular event required and not complaints about the line "God bless us, every one!" prompted cancellation,according to a story on PennLive.
The play has been a holiday tradition at the Centerville Elementary School for more than three decades. In September, the Jewish parents asked if their child could be excused from the play, and were told yes. After the decision to cancel the play in November, their child was harassed at school, according to a story on LancasterOnline.
When news stories, which portray the school’s move as part of a “war on Christmas," broke on Fox and Breitbart News Network, the school received more than 200 complaints.
When the parents saw the reader comments to the Breitbart story suggesting their address should be published, they pulled their child from school and temporarily left the area, according to the LancasterOnline story.
“There’s no way we’re going to take a chance after the pizza incident,” they told the website.
Basically, the lesson here is that the Trump "movement" doesn't believe in religious freedom. They believe in religious coercion. But then right wingers have always had a problem with the concept of consent.
Oh, and if you haven't seen this lovely lady exhibiting the Christmas spirit, enjoy. It's really ... something.
Update: According to this, the family didn't "flee" they left town on vacation. It's unclear why they said what the said about the pizza incident.
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Happy Hollandaise everyone.
cheers --- digby
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