tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10623297.post113363527048802097..comments2023-11-17T06:40:12.183-06:00Comments on Don Singleton: Greta's views on ChristmasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10623297.post-1133716503385125832005-12-04T11:15:00.000-06:002005-12-04T11:15:00.000-06:00Greta responded on her blog Don - I am afraid that...Greta <A HREF="http://www.haloscan.com/comments/perrybrats/113327266326157896/#204809" REL="nofollow">responded</A> on <A HREF="http://hooahwife.blogspot.com/2005/11/this-jews-views-on-christmas.html" REL="nofollow">her blog</A> <I>Don - I am afraid that the open sharing and recognizing of different faiths in a "public/government" school is easier said than done. If you want religion in your child's school, they should be sent to a religious school. My opinion, that is all, freedom is what our Country is all about.</I><BR/><BR/>My <A HREF="http://www.haloscan.com/comments/perrybrats/113327266326157896/#229233" REL="nofollow">response</A> was <B>If a person sends their child to a religious school they will just learn about their religion<BR/><BR/>But in a public school children should know a little bit about each faith, because the more one knows about the faith and culture of people they meet, the more they will be able to relate to them, and deal with them in peace.<BR/><BR/>What I would like to see a child in a public (what you call government) school is exposure to the beliefs of others in their community. I would like for a little Christian child to know why his Jewish friend has a nine candlestick menorah in house, and why it has nine candles and not seven, as in some menorahs, and why he plays with a driedel during Hannukah, and I would like a little Jewish child to know why his Christian friend has a Nativity scene in his house. I dont want to try to convert either child, I just want him to know a little bit about the faith of his friends, and why they are different from what he is taught at Church/Synagogue<BR/><BR/>If there are Muslims in their class, then tell the entire class about the Five Pillars of Islam. But also tell them about the Ten Commandments, which both the Jewish and Christian children know about.</B>Don Singletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02991386635454877389noreply@blogger.com