tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8645268954864414842.post7166938732039042797..comments2023-09-27T08:41:34.664-04:00Comments on Devil's Eve: "Halloween" Banned From NYC SchoolsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8645268954864414842.post-71163948462959254712012-04-01T17:04:32.071-04:002012-04-01T17:04:32.071-04:00Jehovah's Witnesses reject Birthdays all holid...Jehovah's Witnesses reject Birthdays all holidays,Thanksgiving even benign Mother's day. <br /> The Watchtower leaders want to be 'different' for the sake of being different.Jehovah's Witnesses are a dysfunctional group from the get-go . <br />Christmas-Jesus was not born on exactly Dec 25th,but he also did not have his *invisible* second coming in the month of October 1914,a falsehood that is the core doctrine of the Watchtower religion.<br /> --<br />*tell the truth don't be afraid*--Danny Haszard http://www.dannyhaszard.comDanny Haszardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14261799967881410663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8645268954864414842.post-28519286167604822002012-03-29T12:19:31.392-04:002012-03-29T12:19:31.392-04:00I saw this too. And while it did get my dander up...I saw this too. And while it did get my dander up, I did some additional reading and I think I understand the real purpose.<br /><br />They are trying to create tests that don't leave anyone out. Not buy 'banning' words, but by being careful of how they are used (in word problems and stories and such). For example, you might have a math problem about how many pieces of candy a kid could get per hour while trick-or-treating at Halloween. If the kids parent's don't like Halloween and never let him go TOTing, then he may not understand the question.<br />I remember a while back (1960's) there was a flap over standardized tests where young kids were asked what type dishes go together. One of the correct answers was a cup and saucer. But if you were poor, you probably didn't even have saucers in your house, so poor kids did worse on the tests (the controversy focused on poor minority kids). I think that is really what they are trying to avoid.<br />Although I do think they are going overboard a bit.screaminscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285597919883421162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8645268954864414842.post-130754017758768552012-03-29T04:52:37.276-04:002012-03-29T04:52:37.276-04:00That is just insane. Wow, some people have too mu...That is just insane. Wow, some people have too much time on their hands....and very little brain power. <br /><br />Cheers!Chris 'Frog Queen' Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080568376145572154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8645268954864414842.post-17076578296005000952012-03-29T00:34:29.844-04:002012-03-29T00:34:29.844-04:00I couldn't agree with you more. Looks like the...I couldn't agree with you more. Looks like the moral majority are too busy making up threats while they ignore the one sitting in front of them.wicKEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239994735354453516noreply@blogger.com