A Virginia School has Banned All Songs Mentioning ‘Jesus’ at its Annual Christmas Concert.
A middle school in Virginia has banned songs mentioning “Jesus” from its annual Christmas concert as part of an effort to be “more sensitive” toward the increasingly “diverse population” of its student body.
The choir teacher at Robious Middle School in Chesterfield said in an email, “We had a few students who weren’t comfortable singing a piece I have done many times in the past, but it is of a sacred nature and does mention Jesus,” The email was sent to a parent who was concerned about the changes to the winter concert program, according to a WWBT TV news report.
Parent David Allen said the public school’s efforts to encourage diversity while at the same time being exclusionary doesn’t seem rational.
He told the NBC affiliate “It just seems like… everywhere you look everyone’s afraid of stepping on someone’s toes or everything is being so sensitive. They were unable to[sing this song because the word ‘Jesus’ was in there and apparently someone assumed it was of a sacred nature.”
News of the censorship of Jesus songs at Robious Middle School has garnered attention at multiple conservative websites.
This is the latest incident where Christianity has been purged from the Christmas programs at Public schools in the United States.
In some cases, it took a court order to restore the Christmas story to the school’s Christmas program.