With Christmas less than a week away, I happened to see what I thought was a surprising poll number about Christmas and public schools, and it’s welcome news to brighten almost anyone’s season.
The new poll from Rasmussen Reports shows that despite liberal efforts to silence Christians over the years in the public square, most Americans have no issue with Christmas being celebrated in public schools.
Despite decades of efforts by government officials to abolish Christianity in public schools, most Americans think it’s OK for students to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 68% of American Adults believe Christmas should be celebrated in public schools. Only 17% disagree, while 16% are not sure.
That’s right–68 percent of those polled answered in the affirmative, when asked, “Should Christmas be celebrated in public schools?”
The survey, taken nationwide of 1,346 American adults, was conducted December 4-5 and 8, 2024, with the margin of sampling error, +/- 2 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
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I was even more buoyed when I looked into the backstory. This year’s result is little changed from the 2023 polling; it ticked down just 1 percent. And over the time that Rasmussen has asked people, while it has notched down some, the positive number has remained well above 50 percent. For example, as they noted, “The findings are not much changed from 2021, when 76% say public schools should celebrate Christmas.”
This struck me, the consistency with which we as a people continue–despite the rigors of modern life and the way that the media and politicians work to sow division among us over religion–to uphold one of our most cherished rights.
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Some of my fondest memories growing up are connected to singing and school. I was even lucky enough to take part in a singing group at our elementary school, which would travel around Ohio and perform for corporate groups and the like.
Back to Christmas. Even the most simple of expressions brings joy to the heart, like this assembly clip. And honestly, how adorable is this?
As someone who attended catholic schools my whole life,
Merry Christmas in a public school play is wonderful to hear & see🎄 pic.twitter.com/YbS3FeT5F1— John McGlynn (@JohnMcGlynn75) December 19, 2024
Maybe the only one who would shrug his or her shoulders at what this means is Charles Dickens’ character, Ebenezer Scrooge.
Here’s a scene from what I think is the best version of “A Christmas Carol” (1984), starring the great George C. Scott:
