{"id":14049,"date":"2017-08-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/98-per-cent-say-no-to-banning-xmas-carols-in-public-schools\/"},"modified":"2017-08-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-29T00:00:00","slug":"98-per-cent-say-no-to-banning-xmas-carols-in-public-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/98-per-cent-say-no-to-banning-xmas-carols-in-public-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"98% Say NO To Banning Xmas Carols In Public Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A new survey reveals more than 98 per cent of South Australians do not want to see Christmas Carols banned in public schools.<\/h3>\n<p>Dennis Hood from the Australian Conservatives says the result flies in the face of a state government policy that \u201cimplied\u201d schools must not promote \u201cfaith statements\u201d like those found in carols.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cA person does not have to be of the Christian faith to understand that these songs are part of our heritage and our tradition and that the messages they contain are positive,\u201d Mr Hood said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of those who responded to the survey were highly critical of the government and education department for trying to enforce yet more political correctness on the rest of society.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Survey finds SthAus parents overwhelmingly support Christmas Carols in schools <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FIVEAANews?src=hash\">#FIVEAANews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P4xrL9oaAo\">pic.twitter.com\/P4xrL9oaAo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Matthew Pantelis (@MatthewPantelis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MatthewPantelis\/status\/902337016775323649\">August 29, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>&#13;\n&#13;\n<h3>MOST POPULAR<\/h3>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/A-High-Profile-Retired-Athlete-Has-Died-After-A-Car-Crash\"><strong>IRONMAN CHAMP DIES AFTER CAR CRASH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/An-Iconic-Adelaide-Pub-Is-Closing-Down\"><strong>AN ICONIC ADELAIDE PUB IS CLOSING DOWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new survey reveals more than 98 per cent of South Australians do not want to see Christmas Carols banned in public schools. 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