Comments on: Tuscumbia City School Silent Night Irks AU https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/12/16/tuscumbia-city-school-silent-night-irks-au/ Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:40:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: “Silent Night” Sung | The X Blog https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/12/16/tuscumbia-city-school-silent-night-irks-au/#comment-18397 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:40:20 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1687#comment-18397 […] had earlier mentioned that Americans United sof Separation of Chruch and State had expressed concern over the singing of […]

]]> By: shouldbeworking https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/12/16/tuscumbia-city-school-silent-night-irks-au/#comment-18396 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:18:37 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1687#comment-18396 “Silent Night” is traditional music. I would sue if they sang “SilverBells” or “Little Drummer Boy”. I hate those songs.

]]> By: geocatherder https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/12/16/tuscumbia-city-school-silent-night-irks-au/#comment-18395 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:16:13 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1687#comment-18395 This is silly. AU needs to learn to pick its battles. I would file “Silent Night” or “Joy to the World” or any other number of Christmas Carols under traditional music, and let it be sung in that context.

]]> By: Francisco Bacopa https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/12/16/tuscumbia-city-school-silent-night-irks-au/#comment-18394 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:08:08 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1687#comment-18394 I am as about as militant an atheist as they come. I think lawsuits like this do more harm than good. Let them sing their songs.

The victory in this war is in the voices of popular culture which shapes the hearts and minds of the people. No court can do much to help with that and I think lawsuits like this do us harm.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/12/16/tuscumbia-city-school-silent-night-irks-au/#comment-18393 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:10:51 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1687#comment-18393 Mike: that was before Global Warming.

]]> By: Mike https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/12/16/tuscumbia-city-school-silent-night-irks-au/#comment-18392 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:34:40 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=1687#comment-18392 Jingle Bells could be their go-to, it was written for Thanksgiving.

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