steps up to Acadia's soap box >Schools no longer have "Christmas Concerts" Christmas is a Christian holiday. The schools/teachers, as representatives of the government, must remain neutral. Thus they cannot have a christian celebration. One could speculate that having a holiday celebration is merely an attempt to have a religious celebration while skirting the laws. > A funny thing that while Christians can't resite "The Lord's Prayer" in public schools If a child is stopped from reciting their prayer (regardless of what religion they are) by an official of the school then the official has violated the childs rights. If a child is made to recite a prayer by an official of the school then the official has violated the childs rights. If the child is intentionally being disruptive and asked to stop then the childs rights are not being violated. >students of other religions are allowed to carry/wear items pertaining to their religion in full view including a "knife" (sorry, I forgot the official name). It is a Sikh (name of the religion) Kirpan (name of the item) and I have read that to call it a knife is like calling a crucifix a trinket.

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