Relig ichisly. Neutral" PUblici-Siko011Tractices
Urged by AJCongress in Relation to Christmas

, 1972 " TRUIYETROIT1EW1SR1VTVIST%
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the Public Schools Concern- sale classroom relation-
ing Religious Holidays," was ships.:
During festivities and cele-
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formulated by the Long
brations which take up a
land Interfaith Council, con-
major part of the school
sisting of Protestant, Cath-
program during December,
olic and Jewish representa-
"the Jewish child is left with
tives.
the cruel choice of partic-
The guidelines take the ipating in religious observ-
position that "the substitu- ances contrary to his belief
Lion of the 'winter season' or of standing exposed as
celebration for a religious odd and non-conformist," the
observance is a "profana- American Jewish Congress
tion and secularization of report asserts, adding:
what truly is a period of re-
"Easter programs in the
ligious significance for Chris- public schools present an
tians and Jews."
even more serious problem

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Public schools should he Action" asserts - that while schools which their children
"religiously neutral," it is , religion in the home, church attend and to take appropri-
urged in two sets of guide- and synagogue "serves in- ate action where they find
' lines issued by the American comparably to enable the that an unacceptable situa-
Jewish Congress in a study . spirit of mankind," religion tion exists."
relating to Christmas and in the public schools "serves
Action proposals are
the permissiveness of Han- only to harass, hurt and clis- spelled out in the memoran-
I uka observances. locate children of minority dum, which states that while
"Suggested Guidelines for faiths and to impair whole- public school officials "would

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"Guidelines for the Public frequently said that the most
Schools Concerning Religious important single cause for
Holidays," was issued by the anti-Semitism has been the
Massachusetts Department Christian charge of deicide
against the Jew. If there is
of Education.
While the importance of one place where this dogma
religion in history, culture should .not be repeated or
and the arts "should have reinforced in any form, it
a place in education," the is surely the public school."
Despite the decisions of
Massachusetts guidelines de-
clare, the definition of what', the Supreme Court establish-
the impropriety of religi-
rests
on'
appropriate
is
whether the purpose or ef- ous practices in public
feet of such practices is the .schools, sectarian holiday
advancement of religion. observances persist in many
areas, the American Jewish
Under these guidelines,
music having significance for Congress study reports, add-
a particular religion (such
' It is appropriate for Jew-
a as Christmas carols) would '
communities to review

not knowingly hurt any child
committed to their care,"
they are often "unaware of
the harm caused to children
of the Jewish or other min-
ority faiths by sectarian in-
trusions."

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