…as illustrated by the Catholic League. This year:

  • Missouri State University omits Christmas as part of this month’s celebrations. But it does list Kwanza [sic], and in the fall it celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month, Gay and Lesbian Month, and Native American Heritage Month.
  • SUNY Buffalo celebrates a Holiday Carnival which includes ‘a Hanukkah table, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, St. Nick’s Day and Kings Day – but it does allow for red and green cookies.
  • A Penn State Diversity Education expert hold forth on the need to be careful when planning a holiday party. For example, “Try to keep decorations neutral, with symbols—flowers, balloons, candles and snowflakes—that can be enjoyed by most people.” And, recall, the spokesman says, that “pork is forbidden for Jewish and Muslim people. Shellfish is prohibited for Jewish people and beef is not eaten by Hindus. While coffee, tea and caffeinated soda may seem ‘safe,’ members of the Latter Day Saints (Mormons) and Seventh-Day Adventists are prohibited from consuming caffeine. Therefore, juice may be an acceptable choice.”

Only Christmas, it would seem, doesn’t make the multicultural-festivities cut.