Smart Pastor

Dateline Wilmington, N.C….

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” caused a stir at a New Hanover County school.  A parent complained about the song’s religious reference and got it pulled from her child’s kindergarten Christmas show at Murrayville Elementary School.

The song was pulled “because it had the word Christmas in it,” said Rick Holliday, assistant school superintendent.

A Jewish mother, who didn’t want her name published, objected to what she called “religious overtones” in the song. So the principal agreed to pull it from the program.

School administrators said they were then flooded with complaints from other angry parents.

“I would say it’s not a very religious song. It’s about Santa Claus,” parent Anne Vanslyke said.

School board members, administrators and attorneys listened closely to the song’s lyrics and decided the song was secular.  (Source and the rest of the story)

It turns out they were able to sing it and will in fact be able to sing religious songs in the future provided that equal time is given to other faiths.

When will it stop?

HT to Gerrard Fess.