Originally posted by popcornbird
I don't know.......maybe things are different in Georgia. I used to hear Christian kids saying Jesus all the time in high school. Heck, we would have 'Jesus discussions' all the time at break. The Muslim kids don't talk about Jesus any less.

I truely think Christians are the most favored religious group in the US. You get vacation on Christmas and Easter.....all of your religious holidays. What about us? Its Ramadan now and we don't get no vacation. We won't even get vacation on Eid.....we skip school that day. I don't think Jews or others get their religious holidays recognized either. Its just the Christians. I fail to understand how Christians can say they're being denied of their rights. Maybe people who believe in God are being targetted...anyone who believes in God sincerely, in a way, but it is totally not just Christians. Other faiths are targetted more.
I'm telling you, up here in the mid-Atlantic/northeast, things *are* different. We don't get Easter vacation up here. If the teacher's professional days happen to fall around that time, fine, but we don't get off specifically for Easter. The time off around Christmas used to be for Christmas, but now it's to divide fall semester from spring semester. But schools are now giving off for Rosh Hasshana (or however it's spelled).

I can't say Merry Christmas anymore - it's Happy Holidays or Season's Greetings. Children cannot sing any songs at their winter concerts that speak of Christmas. As I said above, my Jewish chorus teacher got in trouble for having us sing a beautiful Italian song called "Jesu Bambino". Bands can't even play Christmas tunes or any piece of music that mentions God, Jesus, hymns, prayers, etc.

I was asked to cover up my little 1" crucifix yesterday when going into a school to vote. A friend of mine was sent to the office after she crossed herself (she's Catholic) after she said a prayer during a test. She wasn't being obnoxious about it.

Sara luvs her Tinky is right - separation of church and state did not mean what it has become today, when it was first founded. The Church ran everything back then and this was our way of making sure that didn't happen. However, I fail to see how kids singing "Here comes old Saint Nick" or "Silent Night" or bands playing "O Holy Night" or crossing themselves in prayer is a threat to taking over the state. It's gotten way out of hand.