According to a recent Rasmussen poll, a large majority (75%)
of American adults surveyed believe that Christmas actually should be celebrated
in public schools. Interestingly enough,
most (67%) Americans also said that “Christmas should be more about Jesus than
Santa Claus,” revealed the survey.
Contrary to some school
administrators, groups and even judges’ perceptions of what are acceptable
holiday celebrations, such as Christmas, are protected by the U.S. Constitution.
“Public schools’ confusion about this
issue and the legalities of celebrating Christmas in other ways has been
largely caused by inaccurate information about the ‘Establishment Clause’
spread by certain groups opposed to any religious expression occurring in
public,” noted the Alliance Defending
Freedom (ADF) in a letter sent
last month to thousands of school districts. ADF
Senior Counsel, Kevin Theriot added, “The Constitution both allows and protects
the celebration of Christmas in public schools. We hope the materials we are providing to
school districts will help clear up the misinformation that groups attempting
to cleanse all traces of religion from the public square have spread for far
too long.”
With (or without) this understanding,
let me wish you and yours a most blessed Christmas … as we celebrate the birth
of the Savior of the world who came as the Christ Child of Bethlehem to redeem
fallen humanity.
Rev.
Dr. Kenneth L. Beale, Jr.
Chaplain
(Colonel-Ret), U.S. Army
Pastor,
Ft. Snelling Memorial Chapel
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