Oh, For Fuck's Sake!
Dec. 2nd, 2010 04:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
logansrogueThis Government Offical is NOT a Grinch.
It's the Holiday Season and New Year. He said not to put religious icons up in the Centrelink buildings, he wasn't banning Christmas celebrations all together. I think having tinsel, stars and greenery is enough to get the message across that they're celebrating a holiday. Shoving religious icons in people's faces that don't want them isn't professional.
Having Nativity scenes in your house is one think, Plibersek, but you don't do it somewhere where people of all religious beliefs (and of course those without religious beliefs) have to conduct their daily business.
And no, I have never, ever seen decorations for other religious celebrations up in my local Centrelinks. Granted I haven't been into a Centrelink building for years (THANK FUCK) but in my time having to go there, no, no I did not see anything but Christmas decorations at Christmas time.
It's the Holiday Season and New Year. He said not to put religious icons up in the Centrelink buildings, he wasn't banning Christmas celebrations all together. I think having tinsel, stars and greenery is enough to get the message across that they're celebrating a holiday. Shoving religious icons in people's faces that don't want them isn't professional.
Having Nativity scenes in your house is one think, Plibersek, but you don't do it somewhere where people of all religious beliefs (and of course those without religious beliefs) have to conduct their daily business.
And no, I have never, ever seen decorations for other religious celebrations up in my local Centrelinks. Granted I haven't been into a Centrelink building for years (THANK FUCK) but in my time having to go there, no, no I did not see anything but Christmas decorations at Christmas time.
