Re: Tolerance is not the same as politically correct | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Sharon Villines (sharonsharonvillines.com) | |
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 15:36:01 -0700 (MST) |
> In my experience, people can be politically correct without feeling true > tolerance, and people can be truly tolerant without being politically > correct. I really enjoy diversity, including differences in expression. We had some difficulty with our first "Christmas", etc. but mostly because it was our first use of the commonhouse. No one wanted a brand on it. We discussed Solstice, Channaka, Christmas, Quanza, and Epiphany. We also discussed creating a "new" holiday which would be a festival of lights. It turned out to be "those who deal the cards, call the game." We all came out of it alive and everyone got what they wanted -- or wanted enough to plan and prepare it. We had a lovely Solstice, a real Christmas, a noisy New Years, and huge Seder. We also had Easter Eggs. I'm not sure what will happen this year but the general sense was that it is better to have real holidays than sanitized ones that end up satisfying no one. This winter we may do an umbrella festival of lights which will start with a Solstice; go through Channuka, Christmas, and Quanza; and end with Epiphany. Christmas is a fact. Pretending it doesn't exist makes no one happy. I was very glad that so many of my Jewish neighbors came out to sing carols -- even if they didn't know the songs. Then over hot chocolate, we had a wonderful discussion about religious differences between Catholics and Protestants that the Jews had no idea existed. Christian is Christian, right? Sharon -- Sharon Villines Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC http://www.takomavillage.org _______________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list Cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org Unsubscribe and other info: http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/cohousing-l
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