Poll: Over 50's say Christmas becoming too 'politically correct'
by Daniel Blake
Posted: Saturday, December 8, 2007, 8:33 (GMT)
A new survey has suggested that most over 50s in the UK believe the country has gone too far in downgrading traditional Christian practices in its response to multiculturalism and that Christmas was becoming too "politically correct".
A Saga Populus poll of almost 10,000 over 50s showed that a huge 85 per cent of them were against the renaming of "Christmas" lights as "Winter" lights, reports The Times. The poll also showed that 84 per cent were not happy with the changing of traditional nativity plays to non-religious plays.
Companies banning Christmas decorations and schools banning their students from sending Christmas cards arroused the ire of 80 per cent of those surveyed.
The poll found that the most acceptable modern "non-Christian" practice at Christmas was the sending of Christmas cards with no explicit Christmas references, for example cards saying "Seasons Greetings" or "Happy Holidays".
Over one in five respondents described this as a "sad but accurate" reflection of modern Christmas, reports The Times.
The poll came out the same day as a Westminster Hall debate on "Christianophobia", called by Tory MP Mark Pritchard who raised concerns that the continued marginalisation of Christianity would see the cause of defending the faith taken up by extremist parties.
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Added: Sunday, December 9, 2007, 13:47 (GMT)
what worries me, is that only one politician has dared to come out to defend christianity with the main reason being to prevent anyone taking advantage of this
Would Mr Pritchard bother were no votes involved?
This has gone on for years now, mainly government backed also pimped by the BBC.
Our school children are being taught Islam and not christianity, are we to believe this is all accidental, or a deliberate attempt by what is a marxist government and a bunch of cowardly opposition politicians. all too willing to practise the Frankfurt schools marxist teachings guised as PC..
I refuse to buy any cards that don't represent the meaning of christmas any that arrive with a marxist interpretation i tear up and place in the bin.
I shall now return to my UCB Inspirational radio station free from any kind of marxist indoctrination, having nothing but disgust for that which i pay through the nose for The burka broadcasting corporation.
united christian broadcasting, filth free!
Veronica, Doncaster.England
