This doesn't make sense

DallasBlog.com | Tom Pauken:

“In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Federal Appeals in New York has banned Christian symbols in New York schools while allowing Jewish and Islamic symbols to be displayed. ”

Ed Cognoski responds:

The logic makes sense. It's the facts that the court has wrong.

The court's ruling is designed to allow the display of secular symbols of the holidays, but not purely religious symbols. You might not like the result, but the court is trying to apply a common rule to all faiths. That part makes sense.

The problem is that the court has determined that the menorah and the star-and-crescent are secular symbols and therefore are allowed, much like a Christmas tree is considered secular, and is also allowed. Christians are upset that their more pointed religious symbols, like a creche scene, aren't allowed. On the other hand, Jews and some Muslims are upset that their symbols are relegated to mere secular symbols and are not recognized as the religious symbols these faiths cherish.

Everybody's upset. This ruling doesn't stand a chance in the Supreme Court.

P.S. Just in case anyone is not so busy getting riled up over this new front in the so-called war on Christmas, and instead is interested in learning about religious symbolism, and why the star-and-crescent is not quite like the cross, the article Crescent Moon: Symbol of Islam? is one place to get some questions answered.

P.P.S. Today is the 197th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth. RIP, Mr Darwin. Today's controversy isn't about you.