Nice to see that the “secular progressives” (I prefer the term progressively liberals) of this are oh so tolerant of those different than themselves. As has been pointed out in the past, “tolerance” and “diversity” are two of the greatest virtues of the “PC” religion. To display their tolerance this Christmas season, Chicago officials have asked that one particular sponsor of the Christkindmarket (which, according to my college German knowledge means “Christ Child market) want ads for the new movie, “The Nativity Story”, removed from the market. You see, the pagans may be offended.
The city does not want to appear to endorse one religion over another, said Cindy Gatziolis, a spokeswoman for the Mayor’s Office of Special Events. She acknowledged there is a nativity scene, but also said there will be representations of other faiths, including a Jewish menorah, all put up by private groups. She stressed that the city did not order organizers to drop the studio as a sponsor.
“Our guidance was that this very prominently placed advertisement would not only be insensitive to the many people of different faiths who come to enjoy the market for its food and unique gifts, but also it would be contrary to acceptable advertising standards suggested to the many festivals holding events on Daley Plaza,” Jim Law, executive director of the office, said in a statement.
The only group that the city doesn’t mind offending is of course the Christians, the very ones for whom Christmas has the most meeting. Go figure.
