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Topic Started: Dec 28 2015, 07:40 AM (166 Views)
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Quasimodo
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Dec 28 2015, 07:40 AM
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http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/261261/missouri-state-u-warns-students-not-put-pics-daniel-greenfield
MISSOURI STATE U WARNS STUDENTS NOT TO PUT UP PICS OF MOHAMMED FOR CHRISTMAS
December 27, 2015
This started as one of those "don't offend other people by being religious" inclusivity mandates. Then along the way it took a dive off a cliff.
Examples of religious items which would generally be inappropriate for use in holiday decorations in common areas of University buildings include:
The Nativity Scene A Cross or Crucifixion A Menorah The Star of David The Star and Crescent Drawings of Jesus or Mohammed The Bible or Koran
So don't put up pictures of Mohammed for Christmas a holiday decoration at Missouri State University. And don't go around dressing up as Mohammed and trying to hand out presents to kids.
It won't end well.
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Dec 28 2015, 07:42 AM
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https://www.missouristate.edu/policy/Op11_09_HolidayDecorationsGuidelines.htm
Holiday Decorations Guidelines Op11.09 Holiday Decorations Guidelines
The following guidelines apply to decorating University buildings for holidays. They are based on decisions of the United States Supreme Court and other federal courts interpreting the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution in the context of decorating public buildings:
Common Space
The building coordinator is responsible for determining the selection and placement of holiday decorations in common areas of University buildings.
Decorating using religious symbols is not appropriate in common areas of University buildings unless the decorations are part of a display celebrating religious diversity, religious freedom, or similar subject.
Examples of religious items which would generally be inappropriate for use in holiday decorations in common areas of University buildings include: The Nativity Scene
A Cross or Crucifixion A Menorah The Star of David The Star and Crescent Drawings of Jesus or Mohammed The Bible or Koran
Examples of decorations which are appropriate for use in common areas of University buildings because they are not religious symbols include:
Flowers Greenery Wreaths Christmas Trees Bells Snowmen Winter Scenes Santa Claus Animals Ribbon Flags Pilgrims
Personal Space
Faculty and staff may place holiday material (secular or sacred) within their personal space and personal offices.
Student Decorations
Student organizations may place holiday material (secular or sacred) only on bulletin boards or reserved contact tables in Plaster Student Union as provided by the Advertising and Solicitation Policy located at www.missouristate.edu/judicial/23800.htm#bulletin. Students may decorate their residence hall rooms for the holidays as limited by the Guide to Residence Hall Living located at http://reslife.missouri.state.edu/assets/reslife/0809_Hall_Guide.pdf.
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Dec 28 2015, 07:44 AM
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What was the holiday supposed to be celebrating? Winter? The Solstice? Snow?
Was there anything else connected with ____mas?
Ribbons, Flags, Pilgrims
(Can I object to "Pilgrims" because they were religious? How about showing a "Christian" flag? Or even the flag of England, which is the Cross of St. George?)
I think these guidelines are not sufficient and need to be enlarged to encompass more offensive symbols...
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Dec 28 2015, 07:46 AM
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Christmas trees
Oh, the horror! Why not just call this the "Unity tree" as they did on another campus, and display it as a symbol of inclusiveness in diversity (but without any particular religious symbols)?
After all, that sort of inclusiveness in diversity is what the Pilgrims came to America to inaugurate...
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Dec 28 2015, 07:52 AM
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Decorating using religious symbols is not appropriate in common areas of University buildings unless the decorations are part of a display celebrating religious diversity, religious freedom, or similar subject.
I guess those poor old bigoted Maccabbees were just being insensitive when they didn't want their Temple decorated with pagan Greek gods and goddesses, and objected to a pig being sacrificed on the altar.
For shame. And the idea of celebrating their bigotry with a holiday (Hannukah), inferring thereby that their Deity was opposed to inclusiveness in diversity, is something utterly out of step with the atmosphere which educators seek to provide in a university setting. (And hence, it should be banned..)

Bigoted folk celebrating their narrow-minded world

Tolerant folk repressing bigoted notions
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Dec 28 2015, 07:54 AM
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Drawings of Jesus or Mohammed
Forget the decisions of the Supreme Court and the Constitution; drawings of Mohammed are already forbidden by Sharia, and our Sharia-compliant media won't publish any drawings of him.
So, our university campuses will also now be Sharia-compliant.
No drawings of Mohammed permitted. Period.
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