You know... My oldest friend in the world is jewish.
When we were kids, every year I would send her a christmas present, and she would send me a hannukah gift, and we were all happy and stuff.
On the other hand my jewish english teacher threw a shit fit when I was in high school, and she ripped down the christmas tree in the lobby because it didn't represent her. WAy to go. Let's show the kids how tolerant you are of other's beliefs by ripping theirs down because yours isn't there. You know, I would have been perfectly happy to see a menorah up there with the christmas tree. Or, as one group I was with one year made a compromise with, they took a christmas tree, decorated it in blue ribbons and stars of david, and declared it a holiday bush.
If it's your own desk, I don't see why it's a big deal to decorate it as you see fit. If someone with a different belief system decorates their own desk their way, it shouldn't be an issue.
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Date: 2007-11-27 05:33 pm (UTC)When we were kids, every year I would send her a christmas present, and she would send me a hannukah gift, and we were all happy and stuff.
On the other hand my jewish english teacher threw a shit fit when I was in high school, and she ripped down the christmas tree in the lobby because it didn't represent her. WAy to go. Let's show the kids how tolerant you are of other's beliefs by ripping theirs down because yours isn't there. You know, I would have been perfectly happy to see a menorah up there with the christmas tree. Or, as one group I was with one year made a compromise with, they took a christmas tree, decorated it in blue ribbons and stars of david, and declared it a holiday bush.
If it's your own desk, I don't see why it's a big deal to decorate it as you see fit. If someone with a different belief system decorates their own desk their way, it shouldn't be an issue.