Shame. Just shame.
For as long as anyone can remember, Christmas trees adorned with lights and ornaments have greeted holiday season visitors to UNC Chapel Hill's two main libraries.
Not this year.
The trees, which have stood in the lobby areas of Wilson and Davis libraries each December, were kept in storage this year at the behest of Sarah Michalak, the associate provost for university libraries.
Michalak's decision followed several years of queries and complaints from library employees and patrons bothered by the Christian display, Michalak said this week.
“We strive in our collection to have a wide variety of ideas,” she said. “It doesn't seem right to celebrate one particular set of customs.”
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Christmas trees are NOT solely a 'Christian display'. If anything, they're an example of how various cultures and customs have left their stamp on the holiday. Christmas trees should be celebrated as an expression of how diverse and tolerant the Christian religion is compared to most others.
Well put.
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