{"id":44054,"date":"2017-12-23T01:12:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-23T01:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/university-of-minnesota-retracts-restrictions-on-christmas-decorations\/"},"modified":"2017-12-23T01:12:00","modified_gmt":"2017-12-23T01:12:00","slug":"university-of-minnesota-retracts-restrictions-on-christmas-decorations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/university-of-minnesota-retracts-restrictions-on-christmas-decorations\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Minnesota Retracts Restrictions on Christmas Decorations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The University of Minnesota is retracting a document that restricted staff use of Christmas decorations on campus.<\/h2>\n<p>In a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2017\/12\/15\/university-of-minnesota-says-santa-christmas-trees-not-appropriate-on-campus\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">memo<\/a> sent by the University of Minnesota earlier this month, staff was told that Santa and Christmas tree decorations were \u201cnot appropriate\u201d for campus buildings.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In general, the following are not appropriate for gatherings and displays at this time of year since they typically represent specific religious iconography: Santa Claus, Angels, Christmas trees, Star of Bethlehem, Dreidels, Nativity scene, bows\/wrapped gifts. Menorah, Bells, Doves, Red and Green or Blue and White\/Silver decoration themes (red and green are representative of the Christian tradition as blue and white\/silver are for Jewish Hanukkah that is also celebrated at this time of year).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The memo asked university staffers to consider using \u201cneutral-themed\u201d decorations when decking out their campus space.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/?ID=10298\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">comment<\/a> to Campus Reform, the University of Minnesota claims that the memo was merely advisory rather than an enforced policy. \u201cWe do not have such a policy, would never implement such a policy, and any representation otherwise is incorrect,\u201d they said. \u201cAgain, the University of Minnesota does not have a Religious and Diversity Holiday policy and has no intention of introducing such a policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Becket, a law firm that focuses on religious liberty, gave the University of Minnesota the \u201cEbeneezer Award.\u201d Becket calls the award their lowest \u201c(dis)honor.\u201d It is awarded each year to an institution that places restrictions on religious expression.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach year Becket reflects on the most absurd affronts to the Christmas and Hanukkah season and bestows upon the most outrageous offender a lump of coal,\u201d a press release reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA hearty bah-humbug toast to University officials who make Christian and Jewish students feel like second class citizens at a time that should be full of brotherly love and giving,\u201d  Becket Executive Director Montse Alvarado said in a comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/education\/2017\/12\/22\/university-of-minnesota-retracts-restrictions-on-christmas-decorations\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>Original Article<\/p>\n<p> [contf] [contfnew]         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/i\/BB-logo-highres.jpg\"\/> <\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Breitbart<\/a><\/h5>\n<p> [contfnewc] [contfnewc] <\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"http:\/\/newswirenow.co.uk\/2017\/12\/22\/university-of-minnesota-retracts-restrictions-on-christmas-decorations\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">University of Minnesota Retracts Restrictions on Christmas Decorations<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"http:\/\/newswirenow.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">News Wire Now<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Minnesota is retracting a document that re..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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