And if Scabbers had reproduced Re: [HPFGU-OTChatter] You Can't Make This Stuff Up......

[Rebecca K Hubbard]

Caius Marcius said:

> It seems a school in Washington State is cancelling Halloween
> celebrations this year?
>
> Why? Because of complaints by fundamentalist Christian parents that
> Halloween is a pagan holiday that glorifies witches, ghosts and
> magic, of course.

Dina:
> I remember one college had a thing against certain music, movies,
> television, sports, and the list went on to ridiculous proportions
> because the limitations were supposed to be enforced even outside 
> of school...like a convent, except it was posing as a college.

> Oh, and here's something you *can* make up (long link will probably get
> broken - copy paste to complete):
http://www.ooakplanet.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload
<http://www.ooakplanet.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=i
ndex&req=viewarticle&artid=6&page=1>
&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=6&page=1

> The site label is 'mini baby mouse scabs'.
>
> Eeek!


I heard about a school that cancelled Halloween celebrations because -
get this - they "promote unfair, incorrect images of witches."
Apparently the school was concerned about the Wiccans, Pagans, and other
alternative religious of the community/country. I am happy that it isn't
because of the Christian fundamentalists, but it still is political
correctness at its worst.

(I went to a Catholic grade school. They picked up copies of all the
Harry Potter books from the beginning, without much trouble from the
parents. I just don't get this "Halloween cancellation" business.)
 

~Yb