NO MIRACLE ON 34TH ST FIELD TRIP AND WHY THE HELL NOT

Here we go again, with political correctness delivering another blow to Christmas, and at least one Winchester mom wants to fight back, and still wants to take her seventh-grade daughter to “Miracle on 34th Street” and organize other parents to do the same after the field trip was axed because some parents complained it was too focused on Santa Claus.
McCall Middle School principal Evander French Jr. said the classic play didn’t tie into the school’s curriculum and he decided to ax the Dec. 19 trip to the Stoneham Theatre last week. (B.S.)
Emily Rudin, a Winchester parent who is raising her children Jewish, said she was offended with French’s decision and told him so on Friday. “This is censorship,” Rudin said. “This is religious intolerance. This is horrible.”
Rudin said the same small group of mothers who allowed their children to attend a local production of a “A Christmas Carol” last year opposed “Miracle on 34th Street.” Now, Rudin said, Jewish middle school students are being harassed by kids who are saying “Jews hate Santa and that’s why we can’t go on the field trip.”
The principal said “A Christmas Carol” is about the human spirit. Sixth-graders read an abridged version of the Dickens classic.
“For me, it’s all about exposure and acceptance for my children, whether it’s about religion, race or a different lifestyle,” Rudin said. “If a few mothers feel that they’re uncomfortable with the content, then keep your kids home.”
Rudin said 300 seventh-graders were planning to attend the play and a pizza party afterward. Rudin said she’ll ask the theater to advertise the tickets if they are still available. “The school may not support it, but it would be a shame for the kids not to go,” Rudin said.
Another parent, Steven Landau, didn’t complain to the principal but called the trip a waste of time. “Multiculturalism is good, but there’s plenty of cultural activities which have no religious basis. Having one which has religious basis or semi-religious basis is not very sensitive to everybody in the school,” Landau said.
On Tuesday, French met with the school’s parents association, where four parents spoke out against his decision to cancel the trip, said association co-president Martha Sampson.Neither French nor School Superintendent William McAlduff returned calls yesterday. Cowards!!
V. French Jr.'s email is vfrench@winchester.k12.ma.us and the telephone number is 1-781-721-7026, and Superintendent William McAlduff's telephone number is 1-781-721-7004, but has no email address listed on the district's homepage.
Let's call or write these idiots and express our displeasure with their decision. I for one still "believes" in Santa Claus, you know the one that brings presents, as I am all about commercialization of Christmas, and every other holiday. It is just too much fun to allow these fuddy duddies to ruin a grand tradition of giving and greed. Personally, I try to do Santa like things all year, but love Christmas, and enjoy it with child-like(ish) glee. Let the kids have their field trip, and maybe for Valentines Day, they could visit a Victoria's Secret store. This may sound "tongue firmly implanted in cheek", but I am a little bit, and I do think they should "Leave Christmas The Hell Alone"! If you like Christmas for religious reasons, fine, if for secular reasons, fine, but if this were a muslim holiday, they would be bending over backwards to accomodate them, and why. Is it fear?, because their "radical" followers would kill cartoonists for making fun of their god, as just one example of the crazy disparity of how christians are treated compared to other religions. Also, don't get me wrong, as I am not promoting chistianity of any kind. I was born and raised a Catholic, but parted ways years ago, and went through my WICCA, and "other", "darker", occult phases, as well as a hint of Taoism, later, etc.,. I wish everyone who believes in a religion would try and understand each others philosophy and faith, but instead the secularists want to separate people from anything that has even a hint of little bit of religion. At least we know their dividing line, Miracle's (bad) A Christmas Carol (good)?? Isn't the second a little more mystical??Go figure, maybe they're using their Magic 8 Ball to decide which is which.

HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY CHANUKAH,WINTER SOLSTICE,FESTIVUS FOR THE REST OF US,MATERIALISTIC - GIVE ME PRESENTS DAY, MATERIALISTIC - GIVE YOU PRESENTS DAY!!;)