"The needs of the many..."
"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one." Spock (Star Trek)
We had a Christmas party this weekend at work. It was a big family affair. One of the things that we did for the children was to have a clown show. It was Christmas based and during the act the two clowns alluded to the fact the Jesus was the reason for the season. No one seemed to take offense and the children had a lot of fun.
After the events of the day were concluded, including a visit by Santa Claus for the kids, one of Service member's wife approached my boss. She praised the party and said that it was much better than last year. She then asked him if he prior knowledge of the contents of the clown show. She went on to say that she was offended by having Jesus mentioned. She went on to say that she and her husband did not believe in him. Her assertation was that it shouldn't have been in the show because of their beliefs seemed crazy to me. She didn't even have a child there. She could have walked away. The show was given for free so public funds were not even involved in the situation.
This seems typical of where we are going in this country. One person or a small group trying to change society to fit their views. The worst part is, we are letting it happen.
I remember a poll earlier this year that said that over 90 percent of the country believed in God. Not all are Christians but a distinct majority in this country are. Even the Koran mentions Jesus as a prophet. It seems crazy to me that this person would take offense to other's beliefs, and expect the vast majority to bow to their desires.
Could you immagine where this would go if we all bowed to the minority over everything. We wouldn't eat pork to please the Muslims and Jews. We would cut all meat out of our diets to please the Vegitarians. We would cut all animal products out, period, to please the Vegans. How far would we have to go to please everyone? You can't please everyone. You can't not offend everyone. I don't think that we should even try. That's just my opinion of course and I would not dream of imposing this opinion on you :)
We had a Christmas party this weekend at work. It was a big family affair. One of the things that we did for the children was to have a clown show. It was Christmas based and during the act the two clowns alluded to the fact the Jesus was the reason for the season. No one seemed to take offense and the children had a lot of fun.
After the events of the day were concluded, including a visit by Santa Claus for the kids, one of Service member's wife approached my boss. She praised the party and said that it was much better than last year. She then asked him if he prior knowledge of the contents of the clown show. She went on to say that she was offended by having Jesus mentioned. She went on to say that she and her husband did not believe in him. Her assertation was that it shouldn't have been in the show because of their beliefs seemed crazy to me. She didn't even have a child there. She could have walked away. The show was given for free so public funds were not even involved in the situation.
This seems typical of where we are going in this country. One person or a small group trying to change society to fit their views. The worst part is, we are letting it happen.
I remember a poll earlier this year that said that over 90 percent of the country believed in God. Not all are Christians but a distinct majority in this country are. Even the Koran mentions Jesus as a prophet. It seems crazy to me that this person would take offense to other's beliefs, and expect the vast majority to bow to their desires.
Could you immagine where this would go if we all bowed to the minority over everything. We wouldn't eat pork to please the Muslims and Jews. We would cut all meat out of our diets to please the Vegitarians. We would cut all animal products out, period, to please the Vegans. How far would we have to go to please everyone? You can't please everyone. You can't not offend everyone. I don't think that we should even try. That's just my opinion of course and I would not dream of imposing this opinion on you :)
posted by Greg at 2:45 AM
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