A Danish school has drawn nationwide outage after it moved to cancel its traditional Christmas service out of respect for children of other faiths (aka Muslims). Students at Gribskolen in Graested traditionally gather for a service at the local church before Christmas. The school board has informed parents that the tradition will be scrapped since not all students are Christians. (NEVER was a problem before there were Muslims in the school)
SputnikNews This decision came under a storm of criticism from Danish netizens and politicians alike, Danish Radio reported.
The two main points of criticism are that canceling Christmas service undermines a long-standing Danish tradition and constitutes “taking a knee” to Islam, as the very same school last year held a “Syrian week” (below) during which pupils learned about the Muslim faith and the holy month of Ramadan, tried Syrian food and danced Syrian dances, the Den Korte Avis outlet reported.
The decision to cancel Christmas service was taken in the spring, yet only reached the public now when the parents were first informed about the decision. “This is completely askew. You must not cancel your traditions as misunderstood attention to some students,” Education Minister Merete Riisager said.
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, who comes from Græsted, put forth his views regarding the issue on Facebook. “This needs a do-over,” Løkke Rasmussen wrote.
Gribskolen board leader Charlotte Orland Pedersen, however, was disappointed by the public’s reaction. She pointed out that at least eight different faiths are represented among the pupils, stressing that the Christmas service was not dropped specifically for the sake of Muslim students. (YES, it was)
By her own admission, she has not heard of any parents who complained about the decision. School Director Association chairman Claus Hjortdal argued that there was nothing wrong with dropping the traditional service for the sake of Muslim students.
However, local parish priest Ole Backer Mogensen called it “overdramatizing” to use the word preaching in connection with the Christmas service.
“If Christmas is reduced to Søren the Banjo Mouse [a popular Danish Christmas song for kids], there won’t be any room left toaddress some of the deeper themes around Christmas, such as promoting peace and goodness between people (In Islam, that means ONLY between Muslims), finding a homes in the midst of rootlessness and so forth,” Ole Backer Mogensen wrote in an opinion piece in the local Netavisen newspaper.
Christmas is haram (forbidden)in Islam. No peace on earth, no goodwill toward man. No happiness, no joy.
yeah, keep kissing the stinky asses of muz ….Bye Bye, Denmark.
How about – instead of cancelling to respect other faiths – how about – out of respect for all the Christians that ARE going to enjoy such an event – they had actually maintained the tradition, & if anybody does not care to attend that particular service they can just stay away? Just a sane thought in an increasingly insane world…
The Beslan school massacre …. will be cancelled …. so as not to offend Christian and Jewish students ?
But I’m sure all Christian and Jewish school children will be forced to recognize Muslim Holy Days.
This kind of crap will be coming to schools in CANADA thanks to (shiny pony) Turdeau.
I guess Hanukkah is canceled also.
I’m offended that muslims, might be offended. Donate a few bucks to them,so they can call someone that cares what they think.
And, they think this will appease moslems … Next Christmas, moslems will be burning the school and slaughtering them.
Yuletide hangmans’ noose around the neck of every islamist and islamophile !
“…out of respect…” means “abject terror” in 2017 Newspeak.
This is just an excuse being used by a school in an increasingly Godless nation. True Christians don’t want to offend, but they do not abandon faith and tradition because of pressure from other religions.
The school and European leaders Respect and ADMIRE the BLOODTHIRSTY Quran Book of WAR
Quran (3:56) – “As to those who reject faith, I will punish them with terrible agony in this world and in the Hereafter, nor will they have anyone to help.”
And HATE Beautiful Saviour Jesus Christ who brought PEACE and JOY
Luke 2:9-14
9 And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened.
10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;
11 for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
12 This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.”
The Little Drummer Boy (Perfect Version)
“such as promoting peace and goodness between people“
Based on WHAT fool? The idiots have completely lost their Christian moorings or foundation as it were, so what is their stupid “peace and goodness” idiocy bassed on? their freaking godless socio/commieism??? With out God there IS NO GOOD and without either the perfect kept LAW or the CHRIST there is no God. … The loaf is in the oven and it will be baked. Get ready to bow your knee to all lala fools.
Interesting that the decision to cancel Christmas celebration was made in September and not mentioned to parents until days before it would have taken place. What’s in store next year? Perhaps a slitting thee throat of a lamb on eid holiday. Perhaps the parents need to vote the school board out if they have a school board there. Or fire the Principal.
‘Carpet Sniffers’ are Offended by EVERYTHING !
The culture capitulation is almost complete. Insanity unfolding…