Christmas Bombing

IT used to be that the most dependably dreadful holiday traditions were relatively benign, like the Return of the Undead Fruitcake, passed around uneaten from generation to generation, or the Andy Williams Christmas Special, that especially cheesy slice of Yuletide splendor. These days, however, nothing signals the approach of Noel more reliably than assorted right-thinking jackasses forbidding any public acknowledgement of Jesus’ birth, out of fear that someone, somewhere, will be offended. It has become an American civic tradition.

In New York City, Andrea Skoros, a Catholic mother of two public-school children, has filed a federal lawsuit against the city’s schools, arguing that their ban on Nativity scenes amounts to religious discrimination. According to the Board of Education’s lawyer, “The display of secular [emphasis his] holiday symbol decorations is permitted. Such symbols include, but are not limited to, Christmas trees, Menorahs, and the Star and Crescent.”

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IT used to be that the most dependably dreadful holiday traditions were relatively benign, like the Return of the Undead Fruitcake, passed around uneaten from generation to generation, or the Andy Williams Christmas Special, that especially cheesy slice of Yuletide splendor. These days, however, nothing signals the approach of Noel more reliably than assorted right-thinking jackasses forbidding any public acknowledgement of Jesus’ birth, out of fear that someone, somewhere, will be offended. It has become an American civic tradition.

In New York City, Andrea Skoros, a Catholic mother of two public-school children, has filed a federal lawsuit against the city’s schools, arguing that their ban on Nativity scenes amounts to religious discrimination. According to the Board of Education’s lawyer, “The display of secular [emphasis his] holiday symbol decorations is permitted. Such symbols include, but are not limited to, Christmas trees, Menorahs, and the Star and Crescent.”