Wil's Rant

I have to agree that the new political correctness when it comes to religious holidays has gotten way out of hand. It's a case of the wrong path for all the right reasons. I'm talking about the fear of using the term Christmas for fear of offending anyone. Muslims are protesting because they say this is causing a backlash against them. That may very well be true, although I doubt they deserve the blame for this one. Frankly I don't see why the use of the term Christmas would offend anyone in the first place. I'm not offended by Hanukkah or Ramadan. In fact, quite the opposite. I feel that we should all support each other in the celebration and observance of our holy days. This would hardly take a great deal of tolerance and we can all learn about one another on the process. True religious piety seldom leads to conflict. It is the bastardization of our faiths that cause conflict. It is this that we must protest. The Muslim world was once considered the most enlightened and tolerant on earth. The change from this path has been the result of interference and misunderstanding by the western nations. The Americans are only the latest to make this mistake. They have been preceded by the British, Spanish, Portugese, and likely anyone else who thought that there way of life was somehow more worthy or advanced. Dr. Colin Turnbull wrote several books on aboriginal people culture. One was called the Human Cycle. I found it extremely interesting to note that the parents in those cultures more often than not raised their children with more patience and support than many modern(?) cultures. They seemed to me far more civilized than most of us. This book was written long ago ( 20 Years?) yet we apparently have learned very little from it.