On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 12:55:13PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: > > I grew up as one of very few jews in the schools that I went to. > > I always felt uncomfortable around Christmas because one of the class > activities > was singing Christmas carols. Christmas carols are, in effect, prayers, > at the very least statements of belief in Christ as the son of God.
I can assure you that this kind of discomfort is by no means limited to religion. Try not singing along with the national anthem at a sporting event, or not joining in the pledge of allegiance (with or without 'under god') at an event where it is commonly recited. You get everything from funny looks to downright abuse. I used to have fun explaining, at Girl Scout camp, just why I was standing there quietly, without my hand on my heart - that's not _my_ national anthem, not _my_ flag. Mind you, I was always amused by the fact that in the UK (where there is an established religion) there was far more separation of church and state than in a country that, in theory, has that separation enshrined in the constitution. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
