MIDLOTHIAN, Virginia, December 4, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – A middle school in Virginia is barring Christmas songs “of a sacred nature” that mention Jesus Christ for the sake of diversity, excluding the one after whom Christmas is named.
David Allen, the father of a child at Robious Middle School, provided NBC 12 with a copy of an email exchange in which a chorus teacher explains, “We had a few students who weren’t comfortable singing a piece I have done many times in the past, but it is of a sacred nature and does mention Jesus.”
The decision was made in consultation with school administrators, according to the email, which NBC 12 summarizes as justifying it “in order to be more sensitive to the increasing diverse population at the school.”
Announcements on the school’s website indicate that Robious follows the contemporary practice of giving Christmas-season festivities secularized names such as “Winter Concert” and “Holiday Party” rather than using the holiday’s name.
“It just seems like… everywhere you look everyone’s afraid of stepping on someone’s toes or everything is being so sensitive,” said Allen, whose child participates in the choir. “I’m trying to rationalize how you can encourage diversity and yet be
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