Students write letters to Baby Jesus instead of Santa
source: http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2009/12/kalamazoo_catholic_schoolchild.html
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Children all over the world write letters to Santa Claus asking for presents, but Hope Baldwin, a fifth-grader at St. Monica School, has a reminder for them.“We get gifts on Christmas, on Jesus’ birthday, to remind us what a gift he was to us,” said Hope, 10, of Kalamazoo. “A lot of kids forget that. If Jesus had never been born, we wouldn’t even have Christmas.”
Hope and 25 of her classmates at the Catholic school all wrote letters this year to the Christ child instead of to the chubby man in the red suit. They didn’t ask for a thing — the kids detailed the various ways their families celebrate Christ’s birth and poured heartfelt thoughts about Jesus onto paper, expressing love, appreciation and spirituality beyond their years.
Her teacher, Leslie Ballentine, assigned the letters as part of a project in which the class examined ways that their own families and people of other faiths, denominations and cultures celebrate holidays.
“We talked about Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and some Mexican traditions within the Catholic Church,” Ballentine said. “We also talked about commercialism and about Santa and about who we should really be writing to.”
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jahoosafatz
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That's what I'm talkin' bout! It's ALL 'bout the "Big Guy in the Sky"!! Santa's a freakin' Communist pig anyway!! Get on a diet 'er something, FAT-BOY!!
jahoosafatz..............
- 3 years ago
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jahoosafatz
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frank_runyeon
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Also very traditional in Czech Republic where I teach--interestingly, one of the most atheist countries on earth...
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frank_runyeon
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curtisreed
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frank_runyeon:
the communists really did a number on the czech belief system.
- 3 years ago
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curtisreed
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thewhompus
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I don't have a problem with it....so long as students weren't punished if they chose to write to Santa instead.......which of course they probably would be.
- 3 years ago
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thewhompus
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curtisreed
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it's traditional in most of Latin America. But of course, the arrogant and ignorant masses of Current are always to eager to shit on Christians.
- 3 years ago
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curtisreed
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LowShred
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So they went from writing to one fictional person, to a different one?
Sorry, but I had to go there, the opportunity was to good to pass up.
- 3 years ago
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LowShred
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masterzip
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are the letters addressed to baby jesus with a gun shooting at liberals and fighting against healthcare for all?
- 3 years ago
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masterzip
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lu7cky
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I like to picture Jesus as a figure skater. He wears like a white outfit, and He does interpretive ice dances of my life's journey.
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lu7cky
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iammyfathersson
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lu7cky:
http://www.hoodwinksdt.com/images/badgerpics/badger.jpg
I like to think of Jesus as a mischievous badger
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iammyfathersson
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Ah-h-h-h
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JanforGore
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And? What's wrong with it? Oh I see, creativity that involves Jesus is bad, but commercialism aind consumption is good. Amazing how those who claim to be tolerant never miss a chance to mock people who have a belief. It doesn't look like this girl or her friends are offending anyone or infringing on your right to believe what you want. But go ahead, mock them if it makes you feel superior.
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JanforGore
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Nettle
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JanforGore:
Who was mocking her? Ryan made a comment that stated that neither letter would ever get delivered (unless you count prayer), fathersson pointed out the similarity to a movie scene, and I noticed the irony of addressing a letter to someone who is already full grown. No one made fun of her or her belief. I think it's cool that they went outside the box and recognized other religions and cultures, but funny that it was to baby Jesus.
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Nettle
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noxidereus
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JanforGore:
There's nothing at all morally or legally wrong with a Catholic school class writing letters to Jesus.
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noxidereus
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curtisreed
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JanforGore:
THE POINT the arrogant libs is missing is that none of these kids were EVER under any delusion that the "letter would be delivered". This is the kind of not-so-subtle insult to the intelligence of Christians that irritates me.
What they are being taught is to consider the things they are grateful for and learn how to verbalize that.
Gratitude is a virtue that is sorely missing these days.
- 3 years ago
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curtisreed
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Nettle
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I'm sure adult Jesus is amused that he's getting letters addressed to his 2000 year old infant self.
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Nettle
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iammyfathersson
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A0-u85aAYg
Reminds me of this
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iammyfathersson
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noxidereus
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iammyfathersson:
haha that's what i thought of too.
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noxidereus
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littleredmachine
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iammyfathersson:
That's the first thing I thought of as well. One of my favorite movie moments, right there!
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littleredmachine
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curtisreed
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iammyfathersson:
it says a lot about you that you get your understanding of other people's religions from Hollywood bullshit films like Talledega Nights...
it would be a little like understanding Blacks by watching Amos and Andy.
But that reference may be too sophisticated for you...look it up - 3 years ago
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curtisreed
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iammyfathersson
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iammyfathersson:
Umm... I was raised in a christian household and this Jesus fellow just happens to be the best role model for adults and kids alike. Maybe you should just develop a sense of humor. It makes life fun. Try it sometime. I would like to think that Jesus would be laughing at this scene, but maybe Jesus doesn't like Will Ferrell movies. Thanks for judging me based on a silly movie scene I posted on the intertubes though. Happy Holidays to you and your family.
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iammyfathersson
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littleredmachine
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iammyfathersson:
And curtisreed, I have an MA in Comparative Religion. So get a sense of humor, and take your narrow-minded judgment and shove it.
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littleredmachine
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ryan8566
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the likliehood of either being delivered is doubtful.
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