I'm still reeling from the shock. Southland shopping centre (melbourne) has one of the most beautiful christmas trees i've ever seen in a mall. And next to it ....the nativity...the old fashioned one that we know, if anyone can remember! The baby in a manger and mary and joseph and i think a couple of lambs thrown in too.
Can't help but wonder how long it will be allowed to sta:y there. 
i'll get some photos next time.
Has anyone else seen non pc decorations?
@zanadoo_56 wrote:springyzone,
The commant about the mother complaining about the gun (and hunter) reminded me of a story where another diligent mother did not want her son exposed to guns and the like.
As she related the story, she explainted she thought she was doing a very good job and had got the message across. That was until one morning at breakfast when her young son picked up a piece of bread and carefully ate bits of it until he was left with a gun shape....and pretended he was shooting everyone. Boys will be boys apparently (and not just boys - who hasn't played cops and robbers, spacemen and aliens etc as a child?)
She realised it was better to teach him good behaviour and respect for others than focus on avoiding guns (toys included).
I never actively talked about guns or killing when I was teaching. I presume the gun in the program about the 1850s era was meant to symbolise people having to hunt for food, not kill other people.
Sometimes when you are in teaching, it is like walking on eggshells. Most parents are great but you meet all types.
I still recall one other teacher copped a blast because at lunchtime her child and his friends had discovered a dead bird in the playground and the teacher on duty had buried it. According to the parent it was wrong because her son originally found the bird & he was the one who should have been accorded the honours. Discrimination, it was called.
@the_great_she_elephant wrote:
@bushies.girl wrote:
@bright.ton42 wrote:I'm still reeling from the shock. Southland shopping centre (melbourne) has one of the most beautiful christmas trees i've ever seen in a mall. And next to it ....the nativity...the old fashioned one that we know, if anyone can remember! The baby in a manger and mary and joseph and i think a couple of lambs thrown in too.
Can't help but wonder how long it will be allowed to sta:y there.
Has anyone else seen non pc decorations?
So pleased that at least one shopping centre has shown some initiative, hopefully more will follow ..... If someone chooses to be offended by it, then that's their decision ..... Aust is and hopefully will always be a Christian country
It's not people who are offended by nativity scenes that are the problem, it's people who take it upon themselves to assume that others will be offended. I've seen plenty of letters to the paper and comments on social media criticising those who claim to be offended, but I can't say I've ever seen a single one by anyone actually doing the claiming.
I agree. I don't think the Muslims are actually offended by Christians celebrating our Christmas. It's the PC brigade and certain organisations that take it upon themselves to be offended on the Muslim's behalf and stir things up.
